verbfirst conjugation
natō
natō (present infinitive natāre, perfect active natāvī, supine natātum)
Classical[ˈna.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaː.to]
natāns pres. act. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- intransitiveto swim or float
Cum in lacū natābat, multōs piscēs vīdit.
When swimming in the lake, he saw many fish. - poetictransitiveto swim across
- poetictransitiveto overflow with
- poetictransitiveto be inundated with
- especiallyfigurativelyintransitivepoeticto swim (as when drunken or dying); to be feeble or failing
- figurativelyintransitivepoeticto fluctuate; to waver; to be uncertain or unsteady
‘nox erat, et vīnīs oculīque animīque natābant’
“It was night, and [their] eyesight as well as [their] minds were [unsteady,] swimming with wine […] .” (The poetic voice of Minerva or Tritonia describes the aftermath of a merry feast.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.673 - figurativelyintransitivepoeticto move to and fro; to not stand still
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
per aquam bracchiīs et pedibus eō.natō -āre — in Mille Verba, ch. Lūdī et Ōtium
in aquā feror; hīc: incertus sumnatō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 1
in aquā moveornatō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 2
per aquam corpore moveornatō -āre — in Epistulae, ch. 6
to swim
natō -āre — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 2, 3, 7, 12
swim
natō -āre — in De Bello Gallico I and De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | natō | natābam | natābō | natāvī | natāveram | natāverō natārō |
| 2nd sg. | natās | natābās | natābis | natāvistī natāstī | natāverās natārās | natāveris |
| 3rd sg. | natat | natābat | natābit | natāvit | natāverat natārat | natāverit natārit |
| 1st pl. | natāmus | natābāmus | natābimus | natāvimus | natāverāmus | natāverimus natārimus |
| 2nd pl. | natātis | natābātis | natābitis | natāvistis natāstis | natāverātis natārātis | natāveritis natāritis |
| 3rd pl. | natant | natābant | natābunt | natāvērunt natāvēre, natārunt | natāverant natārant | natāverint natārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | natem | natārem | natāverim natārim | natāvissem natāssem |
| 2nd sg. | natēs | natārēs | natāverīs | natāvissēs natāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | natet | natāret | natāverit natārit | natāvisset natāsset |
| 1st pl. | natēmus | natārēmus | natāverīmus natārīmus | natāvissēmus natāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | natētis | natārētis | natāverītis natārītis | natāvissētis natāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | natent | natārent | natāverint natārint | natāvissent natāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nator | natābar | natābor |
| 2nd sg. | natāris natāre | natābāris natābāre | natāberis natābere |
| 3rd sg. | natātur | natābātur | natābitur |
| 1st pl. | natāmur | natābāmur | natābimur |
| 2nd pl. | natāminī | natābāminī | natābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | natantur | natābantur | natābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nater | natārer |
| 2nd sg. | natēris natēre | natārēris natārēre |
| 3rd sg. | natētur | natārētur |
| 1st pl. | natēmur | natārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | natēminī | natārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | natentur | natārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | natā | natāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | natāte | natāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | natātō | natātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | natātō | natātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | natātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | natantō | natantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | natāre | natārī |
| perfect infinitive | natāvisse natāsse | natātum esse |
| future infinitive | natātūrum esse | natātum īrī |
| present participle | natāns natante, natantem, natantēs, natantī, natantia, natantibus, natantis, natantīs, natantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | natātus natāta, natātā, natātae, natātam, natātārum, natātās, natātī, natātōrum, natātōs |
| future participle | natātūrus natātūra, natātūrā, natātūrae, natātūram, natātūrārum, natātūrās, natātūre, natātūrī, natātūrīs, natātūrō, natātūrōrum, natātūrōs, natātūrum | natandus natanda, natandā, natandae, natandam, natandārum, natandās, natande, natandīs, natandōrum, natandōs |
gerundnatandī, natandō, natandumsupinenatātum, natātū
năto, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. freq. n. and a. [no], to swim, to float.
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.—(b). 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. —B. Transf.
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. To swim or overflow with any thing, to be overflowed (mostly poet.).
(a). 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.—(b). Absol.:
exspectant imbres, quorum modo cuncta natabant Impulsu, Luc. 4, 330: plana natant, Sil. 4, 751.—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. 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. Of birds, to fly:
ardea sublimis pennae confisa natanti, Luc. 5, 554.—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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
natō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
no, to swim, float : natandi causā venire: natant pisces aequore, O.: Canis per flumen natans, Ph.: natat uncta carina, floats , V.: crura natantia, webbed feet , O.: placidis undis, O.: naufragus natans, tossed about : Nocte natat serus freta, swims , V.: Tiberinum, Iu.: quot piscibus unda natatur, O.— To spread about, broaden : quā Tiberinus campo liberiore natat, O.— To swim, overflow, be overflowed : natabant pavimenta vino: plenis Rura natant fossis, are inundated , V. —Of the eyes, to swim, be feeble, fail : moriens oculis natantibus Circumspexit Athin, O.— To move about, waver, hover, move to and fro : ante oculos natant tenebrae, O.—Fig., to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain : in quo tu mihi natare visus es: pars multa (hominum) natat, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*(s)nāō
- Latinnatō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin natō From nō (“to swim”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).
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