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† nacca (nacta, natta), ae, m., = νάκτης (pure Lat. fullo), a fuller: naccae appellantur vulgo fullones, ut ait Curiatius, quod nauci non sint, i. e. nullius pretii. Idem sentit et Cincius. Quidam aiunt, quod omnia fere opera ex lanā nacae dicantur a Graecis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll.; App. M. 9, p. 227, 22.

nascor, nātus, nasci (ante-class., and in poets of the class. period also gnatus, v. under P. a. B.; part. fut. nasciturus, Pall. Jun. 7, § 8; Vulg. Judic. 13, 8), 3, v. dep. [from gnascor, gnatus, root gen, whence gigno; cf. Gr. γεννάω], to be born, to be begotten (of or by male or female).

  1. I. Lit.; constr. with ex or de and abl., or with abl. alone; rarely with ab and abl.
      1. 1. With ex and abl. (esp. with name or other appellation of the mother): cum ex utrāque (uxore) filius natus esset, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183: cujus ex filiā natus est Sestius, id. Fam. 13, 8, 1: Servius Tullius ex serva Tarquiniensi natus, id. Rep. 2, 21, 37: ex hac feminā debuit nasci, qui, etc., Sen. ad Helv. 16, 6: natam sibi ex Poppaeā filiam, Tac. A. 15, 23 init.: ex Thetide natus, Quint. 3, 7, 11: ex Urbiniā natus, id. 7, 2, 5: Alexandri filius natus ex Barsine, Just. 13, 2, 7; cf.: negantis (Domitii) quidquam ex se et Agrippinā nisi detestabile nasci potuisse, Suet. Ner. 6: quod ex nobis natos liberos appellamus, idcirco Cerere nati nominati sunt Liber et Libera, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62; cf.: convinces facile ex te esse natum, nam tui similis est probe, Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 7: ex militibus Romanis et Hispanis mulieribus natos se memorantes, Liv. 43, 3, 2; very rarely with a designation of the father, and only with pronouns: ex hoc Domitius nascitur, Suet. Ner. 4 init.: Neoptolemus ex quo nata est Olympias, Just. 17, 3, 14: ex quo nasci nepotes deceat, Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 2: illum ex me natum, Val. Max. 5, 10 ext. 3; cf.: quod tibi filiolus vel filia nascitur ex me, Juv. 9, 83.
      2. 2. With de and abl.: de tigride natus, Ov. M. 9, 612; cf.: de stirpe dei nasci, id. ib. 11, 312: de pellice natus, id. ib. 4, 422: natus de muliere, Vulg. Job, 14, 1; 15, 14.
      3. 3. With abl. (so usually with proper names; and with general designations of parents, family, etc.): quos omnes Erebo et Nocte natos ferunt, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 44: Hercules Jove natus, id. ib. 3, 16, 42: Nilo natus, id. ib. 3, 16, 42: nascetur Oedipus Lao, id. Fat. 13, 30: patre Marte, id. Rep. 2, 2, 4: Paulo, id. Off. 1, 33, 121: privignus Poppaeā natus, Suet. Ner. 55: Ascanius Creusā matre natus, Liv. 1, 3, 2: Junia, Vell. 2, 127, 4: amplissimā familiā nati adulescentes, Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 1: honestis parentibus, Quint. 1, 11, 85; Sen. Contr. 7, 21, 1: Mela quibus Gallio et Seneca parentibus natus, Tac. A. 16, 17: deus deo natus, Liv. 1, 16, 3: imperioso patre, id. 7, 4, 5; 9, 1, 12: Assaraco natus Capus, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.): patre certo nasci, Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 46: Apolline natus, Ov. M. 15, 639: natus deā, son of a goddess, i. e. Achilles, id. M. 12, 86; so, natus deā, of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 582: matre Musā natus, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45: nascetur pulcrā Trojanus origine Caesar, Verg. A. 1, 286.
      4. 4. With ab and abl.: generari et nasci a principibus, Tac. H. 1, 16: et qui nascentur ab illo, Verg. G. 1, 434.
      5. 5. In other constrr.: post homines natos, since men have lived, Cic. Phil. 11, 1, 1: post genus hominum natum, id. Balb. 10, 26: in miseriam nascimur, id. Tusc. 1, 5, 9: aves omnes in pedes nascuntur, with the feet foremost, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149: ad homines nascendos vim hujus numeri (septenarii) pertinere, to the formation of man in the womb, Gell. 3, 10, 7: homo nascitur ad laborem, i. e. it is his nature to suffer it, Vulg. Job, 5, 7.
    1. B. Transf., to rise, take beginning, derive origin, spring forth, grow, be found: O fortunatam natam me consule Romam, Cic. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 24; and ap. Juv. 10, 122: humi nascentia fraga, Verg. E. 3, 92: cum nata fuerint folia, Vulg. Marc. 13, 28: nascitur ibi plumbum album in mediterraneis regionibus, is found, produced, Caes. B. G. 5, 12: onyx nascitur circa Thebas Aegyptias, Plin. 36, 8, 12, § 61: ex palude nascitur amnis, rises, id. 36, 26, 65, § 190: nascere, praeque diem veniens age, Lucifer, almum, rise, Verg. E. 8, 17: unde nigerrimus Auster Nascitur, id. G. 3, 278: nascens luna, Hor. C. 3, 23, 2; id. S. 2, 4, 30: nascentia templa, newly built, Mart. 6, 4, 3: Circaeis nata forent an Lucrinum ad saxum … ostrea, Juv. 4, 140.
      To rise, be formed (of a hill): ab eo flumine collis nascebatur, Caes. B. G. 2, 18; cf.: nascitur altera moles, Sil. 3, 530.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To arise, spring forth, proceed from, be produced: scribes ad me, ut mihi nascatur epistulae argumentum, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 2: nulla tam detestabilis pestis est, quae non homini ab homine nascatur, id. Off. 2, 5, 16: fateor ea me studiose secutum ex quibus vera gloria nasci posset, id. Fam. 15, 4, 13: facinus natum a cupiditate, id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 82; id. Font. 16, 37: visus ei dicitur draco … dicere quo illa loci nasceretur, id. Div. 2, 66, 135: strumae nascuntur maxime in cervice, Cels. 5, 28, 7; 7, 12, 1 fin.; 7, 6, 4 fin.: onychem in Arabiae tantum montibus nasci putavere, Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59: frumenta nata sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 63, § 147: ex quo uno haec omnia nata et profecta esse concedit, id. Quint. 28, 85; id. Agr 2, 33, 90: profectio nata a timore defectionis, Caes. B. G. 7, 43: querelae verae nascuntur pectore ab imo, Cat. 64, 198: omnis obligatio vel ex contractu nascitur vel ex delicto, Gai. Inst. 3, 88 sq.
      With ut: ex hoc nascitur ut, hence it follows that, Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 63; Sen. Ep. 74, 11.
    2. B. Esp., of the spiritual renewal of a religious experience, to be regenerated, born again (eccl. Lat.): quod natum est ex spiritu, spiritus est, Vulg. Johan. 3, 6: nasci denuo, id. ib. 3, 7: natus ex Deo, id. 1 Johan. 3, 9, etc.
      Hence, P. a.
    1. A. nascens, entis, arising, beginning, nascent, infant, immature: ante Periclem et Thucydidem, qui non nascentibus Athenis, sed jam adultis fuerunt, littera nulla est, etc., Cic. Brut. 7, 27: eloquentiam pueris induunt adhuc nascentibus, Petr. 4: (vitulus) vexat nascenti robora cornu, Juv. 12, 9.
      1. 2. Subst.: nascentia, ĭum, n., organic bodies, esp. plants, Vitr. 5, 1, 3; 5, 8, 1.
    2. B. nātus, a, um, P. a., born; hence,
      1. 1. Subst.: nātus (gnātus), i, m., a son; and nāta (gnāta), ae, f. (dat. and abl. pl. natabus, where ambiguity is to be avoided, Plaut. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P.; Inscr. Orell. 7421; Phocas, p. 1707 P.; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 29), a daughter; in plur.: nati (gnati), children, offspring: caritas, quae est inter natos et parentes, Cic. Lael. 8, 27: bellum prope inter parentes natosque, Liv. 1, 23, 1; cf. id. 5, 40, 3: cum pecore et gnatis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 115: et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos, Verg. A. 7, 518: mihi ausculta, nate, pueros jube cremarier, Enn. ap. Non. 246, 11 (Trag. v. 329 Vahl.); Hor. S. 1, 3, 43: natam conlocare alicui, Plaut. Aul. Arg. 1, 15: o gnata, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 46 Vahl.): si quis gnatam pro mutā devovet agnā, Hor. S. 2, 3, 219; cf. id. ib. 2, 3, 199: Hectoris natum de muro jactarier, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 10, § 70 Müll. (Trag. v. 130 Vahl.); so, Nerei natae, id. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P. (Trag. v. 135 Vahl.): maxima natarum Priami, Verg. A. 1, 654; Ov. M. 13, 661.
        Esp. in the phrase natus nemo, not a human being, nobody (Plautine for nemo mortalis): tamquam si natus nemo in aedibus habitet, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 55 Lorenz ad loc.; id. ib. 2, 2, 20: nato nemini, id. Cas. 2, 4, 15; id. Ps. 1, 3, 63.
      2. 2. Adj.
        1. a. Natus alicui rei or ad aliquam rem, born, made, destined, designed, intended, produced by nature for any thing.
          1. (α) With dat. (class.): me credo huic esse natum rei, ferundis miseriis, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 6: non sibi se soli natum meminerit, sed patriae, sed suis, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 45: natus huic imperio, id. Cael. 24, 59: gurges atque helluo natus abdomini suo, non laudi atque gloriae, id. Pis. 17, 41: Judaei et Syri, nationes natae servituti, id. Prov. Cons. 5, 10.
          2. (β) With ad (class.): vir ad omnia summa natus, Cic. Brut. 68, 239: natus ad haec tempora, id. Phil. 12, 4, 9: ad dicendum natus aptusque, id. de Or. 1, 22, 99: ad haudem et ad decus nati, suscepti, instituti sumus, id. Fin. 5, 22, 63: ad hoc unum natus, id. Or. 28, 99: ut ad cursum equus, ad arandum bos, ad indagandum canis, sic homo ad intellegendum et agendum natus est, id. Fin. 2, 13, 40: natus ad sacra Cithaeron, Ov. M. 2, 223: canor mulcendas natus ad aures, id. ib. 5, 561.
          3. (γ) With inf. (poet.): quid meruere boves, animal … natum tolerare labores, Ov. M. 15, 120: sentes tantummodo laedere natae, id. de Nuce, 113.
          4. (δ) With in and acc. (poet.): nati in usum laetitiae scyphi, Hor. C. 1, 27, 1; Ov. M. 14, 99; 15, 117.
            (ε) With propter (rare): apros, animal propter convivia natum, Juv. 1, 141.
        2. b. Formed or constituted by nature in any manner: alius ager bene natus, alius male, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 1: sarmenta male nata, Col. 4, 24, 7: ita natus locus est, Liv. 9, 2: inculti versūs et male nati, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 233.
          1. (β) Pro re natā, or (ante- and post-class.) e re natā, under the present circumstances, according to the state of affairs, as matters are: ut in his pro re natā non incommode possint esse, Cic. Att. 7, 14, 3: Antonii colloquium cum heroibus nostris pro re natā non incommodum, id. ib. 14, 6, 1; 7, 8, 2: e re natā melius fieri haud potuit, quam factum est, Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 8; App. M. 4, p. 143, 38.
        3. c. With a specification of time, so old, of the age of, etc.: eques Romanus annos prope XC. natus, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62: annos natus unum et viginti, id. de Or. 3, 20, 74: cum annos ad quinquaginta natus esset, id. Clu. 40, 110: cum quinque et viginti natus annos dominatum occupavisset, id. Tusc. 5, 20, 57: Cato annos quinque et octoginta natus excessit e vitā, id. Brut. 20, 80; in inscr. ANNORVM NATVS, etc., Inscr. Mon. Scip. n. 7; Inscr. Marini Atti, p. 564.
          Sometimes, in order to specify the age more exactly, major or minor, without or with quam, is added: annos nata est sedecim non major, Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 23: minor quinque et viginti annis natus, Nep. Han. 3, 2: minor triginta annis natus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122: homo annos natus major quadraginta, over forty years old, Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 49: Dionysius major annos sexaginta natus decessit, Nep. Reg. 2, 3: cum liberis majoribus quam quindecim annos natis, Liv. 45, 32, 3: minorem quam annos sex, majorem quam annos decem natam, negarunt capi fas esse, Gell. 1, 12, 1.
          For major, minor, sometimes with plus, minus (ante-class.): plus triginta annis natus sim, Plaut. Men. 3, 1, 1: annos sexaginta natus es aut plus, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 11; cf.: non amplius novem annos natus, Nep. Han. 2, 3.
          Act. collat. form: nasco, ĕre, to be born, etc.: ubi germen nascere coeperit, Cato, R. R. 151 fin.

nāta, ae, f., v. natus, under nascor, P. a. B. 1.

nătābĭlis, e, adj. [nato], that can swim or float (post-class.): robur, Coripp. Laud. Just. 4, 43.

nătābŭlum, i, n. [nato], a place for swimming, a swimming-place, App. Flor. p. 353, 6: natabula fluminis, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 2, 9.

* nătābundus, a, um, adj., swimming, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. M. 2, 8 (2, 31 Mai.).

Natal [ = natale, birthday festival], the name of one of the mimes of Laberius: in mimo, qui inscribitur Natal, Gell. 16, 7, 9.

nātālīcĭus, -tĭus, a, um, adj. [1. natalis],

  1. I. of or belonging to the hour or day of one’s birth, birthday, natal (class.): qui haec Chaldaeorum natalicia praedicta defendunt, a casting of nativities, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89: sidera, id. ib. 2, 43, 91: dapes, Mart. 7, 86, 1: lardum, Juv. 11, 84: sinciput, Petr. 136; Pers. 1, 16: dies natalicius, Vulg. Gen. 40, 20.
    Hence,
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. nātālīcĭ-um (-tĭum), ii, n., a birthday present: aliquid natalicii titulo tibi mittere, Censor. de Die Nat. 1.
    2. B. nātālīcĭa, ae, f. (sc. cena), a birthday entertainment: hodie non descendit Antonius. Cur? Dat nataliciam in hortis, Cic. Phil. 2, 6, 15 (so acc. to Cod Vat.; others natalicia, as n. plur.).

1. nātālis, e, adj. [natus, nascor],

  1. I. of or belonging to one’s birth, birth-, natal: hunc emortualem facere ex natali die, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 139: nunc huic lenonist hodie natalis dies, id. ib. 3, 1, 9: natali die tuo scripsisti epistulam ad me, Cic. Att. 9, 5, 1; cf.: quem ego diem vere natalem hujus urbis aut certe salutarem appellare possum, Cic. Fl. 40, 102: natalis dies reditūs mei, id. Att. 3, 20, 1: scit genius natale comes qui, temperat astrum, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 187: tempus, Ov. F. 6, 797: lux, id. Ib. 219: hora, Hor. C. 2, 17, 19: humus. Ov. P. 2, 9, 78: domus, Val. Fl. 3, 321: sterilitas, native, Col. 3, 7: so, natale decus, Val. Fl. 6, 61.
  2. II. Subst.: nātālis, is (abl. natali; rarely natale, Luc. 7, 391; Inscr. Orell. 775; 2534; al. cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 228 sq.), m. (sc. dies).
    1. A. Lit., a birthday: ad urbem (veni) tertio Non. natali meo, Cic. Att. 7, 5, 3: natales grate numeras? Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 210: meus est natalis, Verg. E. 3, 76: sex mihi natales ierant, Ov. H. 15, 61: Brutorum et Cassi natalibus, Juv. 5, 37: debemus mehercule natales tuos perinde ac nostros celebrare, Plin. Ep. 6, 30, 1. On this day it was customary to make offerings, the men to their Genius, and the women to Juno, and to make presents to each other, Ov. Tr. 3, 13, 2; 5, 5, 1; Mart. 8, 64, 14.
      1. 2. Transf., any anniversary, a commemorative festival.
        Of the day of the foundation of Rome: natali Urbis DCXXXII., Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55.
        (In eccl. Lat.) Of a martyr’s death: dies in quo, lege functi carneā, in superna regna nascuntur Dei. Paul. Nol. Carm. 21, 171 sq. So of other anniversaries, Paul. Nol. Ep. 20, 3; Aug Serm. 15 de Sanct. init.; id. Serm. 310 in lemm.
        Poet.: natalem alicui eripere, to prevent one’s being born, Luc. 7, 390.
    2. B. In plur.: nātāles, ĭum, m., birth, origin, lineage, extraction, descent, family (postAug.): natalium periti, the casters of nativities, Sen. Q. N. 2, 32, 7: Cornelius Fuscus claris natalibus, of distinguished birth, Tac. H. 2, 86; cf.: natalium claritas, id. ib. 1, 49: mulier natalibus clara, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8: quid, Catilina, tuis natalibus atque Cethegi Inveniet quisquam sublimius? Juv. 8, 231: dedecus natalium velare, Tac. A. 11, 21: natalibus suis restitui or reddi, to be restored to one’s birthright, i. e. to be freed from slavery (because all men were regarded as originally free), Dig. 40, 11, 2: libertus natalibus redditus, ib. 38, 2, 3: de restituendis natalibus, Plin. Ep. 10, 73 (78).
      1. 2. Transf., of things, birth, origin: adamanti pallor argenti, et in auro non nisi excellentissimo natales, i. e. is produced only in gold-mines, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 56: arborum, the seed, id. 17, 10, 14, § 73: natales impatientiae, Tert. Pat. 5: a Pentateucho natales agnitionis supputabuntur, id. adv. Marc. 1, 10.
    3. C. nātāle, is, n.: et Musis natale in nemore Heliconis adsignant, the place of birth, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25.

2. Nātālis, is, m., a Roman surname, e. g. Antonius Natalis, Tac. A. 15, 50, 54 sq.; 71.

nātālītius, a, um, v. natalicius.

nătans, antis, Part. and P. a., v. nato fin.

‡ nătātìcĭus, a, um, adj. [nato], that can swim: nataticius, νηκτικός, Gloss. Philox.

nătātĭlis, e, adj. [nato], that can swim (post-class.): animae, Tert. adv. Herm. 33.
Subst.: nătātĭles, ĭum, m., swimming creatures: feras, volucres, reptiles, natatiles, Prud. στεφ. 10, 332; App. de Mund. 28.

nătātĭo, ōnis, f. [nato], a swimming.

  1. I. Lit.: habeant igitur sibi arma, sibi equos … sibi pilam, sibi natationes atque cursus. * Cic. Sen. 16, 58: frigidae natationes, Cels. 3, 24 fin.
  2. II. Transf., a place for swimming, swimming-place, Cels. 3, 27, 1; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1.

nătātor, ōris, m. [nato], a swimmer, Varr. L. L. 5, § 93 Müll.: pugnat in adversas ire natator aquas. Ov. R. Am. 122; id. H. 19, 70; Stat. Th. 10, 497.

nătātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [natator],

  1. I. of or belonging to a swimmer, that serves to swim with, natatory (post-class.): cortex, Isid. Orig. 17, 7, 27.
  2. II. Subst.: nătātōrĭa, ae, f., and nătātōrĭum, i, n., a place for swimming, a swimming-place, a bath; a pool, Sid. Ep. 2, 2: vade ad natatoria Siloe, Vulg. Joh. 9, 7; 11.

‡ nătātūra, ae, f. [natator], a place for swimming or bathing: natatura, κολυμβήθρα, Gloss. Philox.

nătātus, ūs, m. [natator], a swimming (postAug.), Stat. S. 1, 5, 25: piscium natatu, Pall. 1, 17, 2: fluvios natatu scindere, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 347; cf. id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 333.

nătes, ĭum, v. natis.

‡ nātĭcīdĭum or ‡ gnātĭcīdĭum, ii, n. [natus-caedo], the murdering of one’s son or child, child-murder: gnaticidium, τεκνοκτονία, Gloss. Philox.

‡ nătĭnātĭo, ōnis, f., a being busy, business: natinatio dicebatur negotiatio et natinatores ex eo seditiosa negotia gerentes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll.

‡ nătĭnātor, ōris, m., a rebel; v. natinatio.

nătĭnor, āri, v. dep., to be busy: audito tumultu Macedoniae Samnites, Lucanos inter se natinari atque factiosos esse, Cato ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. natinatio, p. 166 Müll.; v. h. v.

nātĭo, ōnis, f. [nascor], a being born, birth; hence, transf.

  1. I. Personified, Natio, the goddess of birth: Natio quoque dea putanda est, quae, quia partus matronarum tueatur, a nascentibus Natio nominata est, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47 (al. Nascio).
  2. II. A breed, stock, kind, species, race (rare but class.; syn.: genus, stirps, familia): in hominibus emendis si natione alter est melior, emimus pluris, etc., Varr. L. L. 9, § 93 Müll.; Auct. B. Alex. 7, 3: natio optimatium, Cic. Sest. 44, 96: officiosissima candidatorum, id. Pis. 23, 55.
    Also in a contemptuous sense, a race, tribe, set: salvete, fures maritimi, Famelica hominum natio, quid agitis? Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 6: vestra natio (Epicureorum), Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 74: ardelionum, Phaedr. 2, 5, 1.
    Of animals: praegnantes opere levant: venter enim labore nationem reddit deteriorem, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 4; cf. id. L. L. 9, § 92 Müll.; and: in pecoribus quoque bonus proventus feturae bona natio dicitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 167 Müll.
    Transf., of things, a sort, kind (post-Aug.): nationes in apium naturā diximus, Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 109: cera natione Pontica, id. 21, 14, 49, § 83; cf. id. 12, 25, 55, § 125.
    1. B. In a more restricted sense, a race of people, nation, people (used commonly in a more limited sense than gens, and sometimes as identical with it; cf.: gens, populus; usually applied by Cicero to distant and barbarous people): nam itast haec hominum natio; in Epidamniis Voluptarii, etc., Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 34: omnes nationes servitutem ferre possunt: nostra civitas non potest, Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20; cf.: exteris nationibus ac gentibus ostendere, etc., id. Font. 11, 25: ne nationes quidem et gentes, id. N. D. 3, 39, 93; cf., in the reverse order: omnes exterae gentes ac nationes, id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31: per omnes gentes nationesque, Quint. 11, 3, 87: eruditissima Graecorum natio, Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18: Judaei et Syri, nationes natae servituti, id. Prov. Cons. 5, 10: immanes ac barbarae nationes, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27: quod eas quoque nationes adire volebat, Caes. B. G. 3, 7: Suevi majorem Germaniae partem obtinent, propriis adhuc nationibus nominibusque discreti, Tac. G. 38: Gannascus, natione Canninefas, id. A. 11, 18: patre Camissare, natione Care, matre Scythissā natus, Nep. Dat. 1, 1: NATIONE CILIX, Inscr. Fabr. p. 495, n. 189; so in connection with names of cities: NATIONE ARRETIO, Inscr. Don. cl. 6, n. 181.
      1. 2. Ad Nationes, the name of a portico in Rome, built by Augustus, where the images of all known nations were set up: ante aditum porticūs Ad Nationes, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 39; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 721.
      2. 3. In eccl. Lat., like gens, and the Gr. ἔθνος, opp. to Christians, the heathen: per deos nationum, Tert. de Idol. 22.

nătis, is, more freq. in the plur., nă-tes, ium, f. [akin to Gr. νῶτον, back; cf. νόσφι], the rump, the buttocks.

        1. (α) Sing.: diffissā nate, Hor. S. 1, 8, 46; Auct. Priap. 77, 11; 83, 23: quod ejus natis fulmine icta erat, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. pullus, p. 244 and 245 Müll.
        2. (β) Plur.: nates pervellit, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 66: soleā pulsare nates, Juv. 6, 611; Mart. 14, 18, 2; with clunes, id. 3, 53, 3.
          Of the rump of animals: nates turturum donare alicui, Mart. 3, 82, 21.

Natiso, ōnis, m., = Νατίσων, a small Italian river near Aquileia, now Natisone, Mel. 2, 4, 3; Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 126.

nătĭto, 1, v. freq. [no], to swim (late Lat.), Anon. (Hilar.) in Job, 1, p. 98.

‡ nātĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. [natio], a small nation: natio, natiuncula, Not. Tir. p. 79.

nātīvĭtas, ātis, f. [nativus], birth, nativity (post-class.; cf. ortus): municipem aut nativitas aut adoptio facit, Dig. 50, 1, 1: janua nativitatis, Tert. Anim. 39: vultum nativitatis, natural face, Vulg. Jacob. 1, 23.

        1. (β) Plur., Tert. Spect. 30.
    1. 2. A generation: usque ad quartam nativitatem, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 27 fin.

nātīvĭtus, adv. [nativus], from birth, by birth (post-class.), Tert. Anim. 39; so id. ib. 12.

nātīvus, a, um, adj. [nascor], that has arisen from or by birth; born (cf. naturalis).

  1. I. Lit. (class.): mundus, made, created, Lucr. 5, 66: animus, id. 3, 417: Anaximandri opinio est, nativos esse deos, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 25.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Imparted by birth, inborn, innate: ut appareret, in eo nativum quendam leporem esse, non ascitum, Nep. Att. 4, 1: mulier si nativā sterilitate sit, Gell. 4, 2, 9: malum, hunger (opp. delatum), Cic. Dom. 5, 12: sensus (with domesticus), id. Har. Resp. 9, 19.
    2. B. Opp. to artificial, that is produced by nature, not artificial, natural, native (class.): beluae partim fluitantes, partim nativis testis inhaerentes, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100: urbis (Romae) ipsius nativa praesidia, id. Rep. 2, 6, 11: nativae oves, whose wool is used in its natural color, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 191: montes nativi salis, id. 31, 7, 39, § 77: color, id. 32, 7, 24, § 74: specus, Tac. A. 4, 59: arcus, Ov. M. 3, 160: coma, original, former, genuine, id. Am. 1, 14, 56.
      1. 2. In partic., in gram.: nativa verba, primitive words, primitives: simplicia verba partim nativa sunt, partim reperta: nativa ea quae significata sunt sensu; reperta, quae ex his facta sunt, Cic. Part. Or. 5, 16; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 36.

năto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [no], to swim, to float.

  1. I. Lit.: qui neque in Oceano natare volueris studiosissimus homo natandi, Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2: natant pisces aequore, Ov. P. 2, 7, 28: canis, per flumen, carnem dum ferret, natans, Phaedr. 1, 4, 2: natat uncta carina, floats, Verg. A. 4, 398: crura natantia, palmated feet, Ov. M. 14, 551; cf.: apta natando crura, id. ib. 15, 376.
    Of storm-tossed or shipwrecked persons, to float about, be tossed about: naufragus natans, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 163; cf. trop.: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa tuis, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 115: cum saepe in portu fracta carina natet, id. 2, 25, 24 (3, 20, 24): Ithacum lugere natantem, Juv. 10, 257.
          1. (β) Poet., with acc.: nocte natat caecā serus freta, swims across, Verg. G. 3, 260: aquas, to swim in, Mart. 14, 196, 2: Tiberinum, to swim across, Juv. 8, 265.
            Hence, also, pass.: quot piscibus unda natatur, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 25.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To swim or spread about (poet.): quā Tiberinus campo liberiore natat, Ov. F. 4, 291: natantibus radicibus, Col. Arb. 6; Prop. 2, 12, 52 (3, 7, 52): ingens medio natat umbra profundo, Stat. Th. 2, 42: niveo natat ignis in ore, id. Achill. 1, 161.
      2. 2. To swim or overflow with any thing, to be overflowed (mostly poet.).
          1. (α) With abl.: natabant pavimenta vino, Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105: plenis Rura natant fossis, are inundated, Verg. G. 1, 372: sanieque aspersa natarent Limina, id. A. 3, 625: fletibus ora natant, Stat. Th. 2, 337: carmina in ipse ore natant, id. S. 2, 1, 18.
          2. (β) Absol.: exspectant imbres, quorum modo cuncta natabant Impulsu, Luc. 4, 330: plana natant, Sil. 4, 751.
      3. 3. Of the eyes, to swim (of drunken or dying persons), to be feeble, failing (poet.): vinis oculique animique natabant, Ov. F. 6, 673: moriens oculis natantibus Circumspexit Athin, id. M. 5, 72; Sil. 2, 122; cf.: ante oculos natant tenebrae, Ov. M. 12, 136: oculi natantes et quādam voluptate suffusi, Quint. 4, 3, 76.
      4. 4. To move to and fro, not stand still: nec vagus in laxā pes tibi pelle (i. e. calceo) natet, Ov. A. A. 1, 516; Calp. Ecl. 6, 43; Nemes. Cyn. 170.
      5. 5. Of birds, to fly: ardea sublimis pennae confisa natanti, Luc. 5, 554.
  2. II. Trop., to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain ( = titubare, huc atque illuc ferri): in quo quidem magis tu mihi natare visus es quam ipse Neptunus, Cic. N. D. 3, 24, 62: mutatio voluntatis indicat animum natare, Sen. Ep. 35, 4: pars multa (hominum) natat, modo recta capessens, Interdum pravis obnoxia, Hor. S. 2, 7, 6; Sil. 7, 726; Manil. 4, 256: vitreoque natant praetoria ponto, float or waver reflected in the water, Stat. S. 2, 2, 49.
    Hence, nătans, antis, P. a., swimming; hence, nătantes, ūm, poet. for fishes: genus omne natantum, Verg. G. 3, 541; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, § 31.

nā̆trix, īcis (once m.: natrix violator aquae, Luc. 9, 720; usually), f. [no].

  1. I. A water-snake: cur deus tantam vim natricum viperarumque fecerit? Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120.
      1. 2. Trop., of a dangerous person: se natricem educare, Suet. Calig. 11.
    1. B. Transf., a whip, scourge, made of a watersnake’s skin: natibu’ natricem impressit crassam et capitatam, Lucil. ap. Non. 65, 30.
  2. II. A plant: Ononis natrix, Linn.; Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 107.

natta, v. nacca.

nātu, v. 2. natus.

‡ nātŭla, ae, f. dim. [nata], a little daughter, Inscr. Gud. 335, 12.

nātūra, ae, f. [nascor], birth.

  1. I. Lit. (very rare): naturā tu illi pater es, consiliis ego, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 46; cf.: naturā pater, id. ib. 5, 7, 4.
  2. II. Transf. (freq. and class.; syn.: indoles, ingenium).
    1. A. The nature, i. e. the natural constitution, property, or quality of a thing: quod autem animal est, id motu cietur interiore et suo: nam haec est natura propria animae et vis, Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 28: ipsumque per se sua vi, sua natura, sua sponte laudabile, id. Fin. 2, 15, 50: ab ipsa natura loci, id. Agr. 2, 35, 95: quali esset natura montis, qui cognoscerent misit, Caes. B. G. 1, 21: loci, id. ib. 1, 2: tigna secundum naturam fluminis procumberent, according to the nature or natural course of the river, Caes. B. G. 4, 17: insula naturā triquetra, by nature, i. e. in shape, id. ib. 5, 13: naturas apibus quas Juppiter ipse Addidit expediam, Verg. G. 4, 149.
      1. 2. Of character, nature, natural disposition, inclination, bent, temper, character: cognitum per te ipsum, quae tua natura est, dignum tuā amicitiā judicabis, Cic. Fam. 13, 78, 2: prolixa beneficaque, id. ib. 3, 8, 8; Liv. 22, 59: mihi benefacere jam ex consuetudine in naturam vertit, has become natural, Sall. J. 85, 9.
        Prov.: consuetudo est secunda natura, August. adv. Jul. 5, 59 fin.; Macr. S. 7, 9, 7; cf.: voluptatem consuetudine quasi alteram naturam effici, Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 74: naturam expellas furcā, tamen usque recurret, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 24: facere sibi naturam alicujus rei, to accustom one’s self to a thing, Quint. 2, 4, 17: desideria naturae satiare, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 25.
    2. B. The nature, course, or order of things: quod rerum natura non patitur, Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 55: delabi ad aequitatem et ad rerum naturam, id. Fam. 6, 10, 5: naturae satisfacere, i. e. to die, Cic. Clu. 10, 29; so, naturae concedere, Sall. J. 14, 15:
      Personified: quis vero opifex praeter naturam, quā nihil potest esse callidius, tantam sollertiam persequi potuisset in sensibus? quae primum oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: frui primis a natura datis, id. Fin. 2, 11, 34: homines rationem habent a naturā datam, id. ib. 2, 14, 45: et homini praecipui a naturā nihil datum esse dicemus, id. ib. 2, 33, 110: quae (membra corporum) ipsa declarant procreandi a naturā habitam esse rationem, id. ib. 3, 19, 62: omnis natura vult esse conservatrix sui, id. ib. 4, 7, 16; 5, 15, 41; 5, 20, 56: illam partem bene vivendi a natura petebant, eique parendum esse dicebant, id. Ac. 1, 5, 19.
      1. 2. Nature, i. e. the world, the universe: Cleanthes totius naturae menti atque animo hoc nomen (dei) tribuit, Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 37.
      2. 3. Nature, i. e. consistency with nature, possibility: in rerum naturā fuisse, Cic. Rab. Perd. 8, 24: hoc quoque in rerum naturam cadit, is a possible case, Quint. 2, 17, 32: judicatum est enim, rerum naturam non recipere, ut, etc., that it is not in accordance with nature, not possible, Val. Max. 8, 1, abs. 13:
    3. C. An element, thing, substance: Aristoteles quin tam quandam naturam censet esse, e qua sit mens, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22: de naturis autem sic sentiebat; primum uti quattuor initiis rerum illis quintam hanc naturam … non adhiberet, etc., id. Ac. 1, 11, 39: natura tenuis aëris, Lucr. 2, 232.
    4. D. The natural parts, organs of generation: cujus (Mercurii) obscenius excitata natura traditur, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55: quaedam matrona visa est in quiete obsignatam habere naturam, id. Div. 2, 70, 145; cf. Varr. R. R. 3, 12, 4; 2, 7, 8.

nātūrābĭlis, e, i. q. naturalis, App. Doct. Plat. 2, p. 19, 6.

nātūrālis, e, adj. [natura], natural, i. e.,

  1. I. By birth, one’s own: naturalis pater, opp. to adoptive father, Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 15: in adoptionem dato redire in familiam liceat, si pater naturalis sine liberis decesserit, Quint. 3, 6, 96: filius ( = κατὰ φύσιν υίός), Liv. 42, 52: Pauli nepos, id. 44, 44; Suet. Tib. 52; Gai. Inst. 2, 137; 3, 31: qui in avi sui naturalis potestate est, Dig. 37, 8, 1, § 2; also, natural, illegitimate ( = nothus), Dig. 40, 5, 40; 36, 1, 80, § 2; Aug. Conf. 6, 12; Inscr. Grut. 945, 3.
  2. II. Of or belonging to the nature of things, produced by or agreeable to nature, natural: naturale est alicui, it is natural to one, it is his innate quality, Plin. 11, 37. 54, § 144: historia, id. praef. § 1: motus naturalis, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 19: societas, id. Off. 1, 16, 50: lex, id. N. D. 1, 14, 36: notio naturalis atque insita in animis nostris, id. Fin. 1, 9, 31: naturalis, non fucatus nitor, id. Brut. 9, 36: bonum, id. Cael. 5, 11: dies, a natural day, i. e. from sunrise to sunset, opp. to the dies civilis, Censor. de Die Nat. 23; v. civilis: mors, a natural, not a violent death, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180 (for the class. mors necessaria, Cic. Mil. 7, 16): naturales exitus, the anus, Col. 6, 30, 8: naturalia desideria, the serual impulse, id. 6, 24, 2; 6, 27, 7: loca naturalia, the sexual parts of men and animals, Cels. 1, p. 11 Milligan.
    As subst.: nātūrāle, is, n., the private parts: sanguinis pars per naturale descendit, Cels. 5, 26, 13; 7, 26, 1 al.
    More freq. plur., nātūrālĭa, ĭum, n., in same sense, Cels. 4, 21 init.; 5, 20, 4; 6, 18, 2 al.; Col. 6, 27, 10; Just. 1, 4, 2.
  3. III. Of or concerning nature, natural: naturales quaestiones, Cic. Part. 18, 64: historia, Plin. H. N. praef. § 1: philosophia, Isid. Orig. 2, 24, 12.
  4. IV. Opp. to fictitious, natural, real: philosophi duos Joves fecerunt, unum naturalem, alterum fabulosum, Lact. 1, 11.
    Hence, adv.: nātūrālĭter, naturally, conformably to nature, by nature: nec vero umquam animus hominis naturaliter divinat, Cic. Div. 1, 50, 113: alacritas naturaliter innata, Caes. B. C. 3, 92: inter naturaliter dissimillimos, Vell. 2, 60, 5; Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130: profluere (urinam), Cels. 7, 26, 1; Hirt. B. Alex. 8: est aliquid in omni materiā naturaliter primum, Quint. 3, 8, 6.

nātūrālĭtas, ātis, f. [naturalis], naturainess (post-class.): somni naturalitas, Tert. Anim. 43; 16.

nātūrālĭter, adv., v. naturalis fin.

nātūrālĭtus, adv. [naturalis], by nature (post-class.), Sid. Ep. 9, 11; App. M. 1, 12, p. 107.

nātūrĭfĭcātus, a, um, adj. [naturafacio], brought into being (post-class.): animae naturificatae, Tert. adv. Valent. 23.

1. nātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., born.
Subst.: nātus, i, m., a son; v. nascor fin.

2. nātus, ūs (used only in abl. sing.), m. [nascor], lit. birth; hence,

  1. * I. Of plants, a growing, growth: cupressus natu morosa, slow of growth, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 139.
  2. II. With esp. reference to age, birth, age, years (the class. signif. of the word): non admodum grandis natu, not very old, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: tantus natu, so old, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 16: grandior natu, id. Aul. 2, 1, 37: P. Scaptius de plebe magno natu, an old man, Liv. 3, 71, 3: homo magno natu, id. 10, 38, 6: magno natu principes, id. 21, 34, 2: dicitur matrem Pausaniae vixisse eamque jam magno natu, Nep. Paus. 5, 3; id. Dat. 7, 1; id. Tim. 3, 1: qui fuit major natu, quam Plautus, older, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3: cum ille Q. Scaevolam sibi minorem natu generum praetulisset, id. Brut. 26, 101: est tibi frater pari nobilitate, natu major, Tac. H. 1, 15: audivi ex majoribus natu hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasicā, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109: ex iis (filiis) duo natu majores, Vell. 1, 10, 3: minorem natu, quam ipse erat, fratrem, Sen. ad Polyb. 15, 5: frater major natu, Liv. 3, 13, 2: id meā minime refert qui sum natu maximus, Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 27: praeter Philippum maximum natu ex filiis, Liv. 45, 6, 9: qui maximus natu esset ex liberis ejus. Nep. Ages. 1, 3: ita enim maximus ex iis in concilio respondit, the oldest, Liv. 21, 19 med.: filius non maximus natu, Tac. G. 32: ex his omnibus natu minimus, Q. Saturius est, the youngest, Cic. Clu. 38, 107: maximo natu filius, for maximus natu, his eldest son, Nep. Dat. 7, 1.