verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
nō
nō (present infinitive nāre, perfect active nāvī)
Classical[ˈnoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔː]
Meaning
- intransitiveto swim
Nat lupus inter oves.
The wolf swims between the sheep.Nare contra aquam
To swim against the stream - intransitiveto float
Carinae nant freto.
Ships float in the sea. - intransitivepoeticto sail, flow, fly, etc.
Per medium classi barbara navit Athon.
The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.Undae nantes refulgent.
The flowing waves glitter.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
per aquam moveornō -āre (nandī) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nō | nābam | nābō | nāvī | nāveram | nāverō |
| 2nd sg. | nās | nābās | nābis | nāvistī | nāverās | nāveris |
| 3rd sg. | nat | nābat | nābit | nāvit | nāverat | nāverit |
| 1st pl. | nāmus | nābāmus | nābimus | nāvimus | nāverāmus | nāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | nātis | nābātis | nābitis | nāvistis | nāverātis | nāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | nant | nābant | nābunt | nāvērunt nāvēre | nāverant | nāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nem | nārem | nāverim | nāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | nēs | nārēs | nāverīs | nāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | net | nāret | nāverit | nāvisset |
| 1st pl. | nēmus | nārēmus | nāverīmus | nāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | nētis | nārētis | nāverītis | nāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | nent | nārent | nāverint | nāvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | nāvisse nāsse | — |
| present participle | nāns nante, nantem, nantēs, nantī, nantia, nantibus, nantis, nantīs, nantium | — |
gerundnandī, nandō, nandum
no, nāvi, 1, v. n. νέω,
I. to swim, float.
I. Lit.: alter nare cupit: alter pugnare paratu'st, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll. (Ann. v. 258 Vahl.):
pueris, qui nare discunt, scirpea induitur ratis, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9; cf. below, Hor. S. 1, 4, 120: pinus Dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nāsse per undas, Cat. 64, 1: nat lupus, Ov. M. 1, 304: nantem delphina per undas, id. H. 19, 199: piger ad nandum, id. ib. 18, 210: ars nandi, id. Tr. 2, 486: nat tibi linter, Tib. 1, 5, 76; Luc. 8, 374.—Prov.: nare sine cortice, to swim without corks, i. e. to be able to do without a guardian (cf. above the passage in Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9), Hor. S. 1, 4, 120.—II. Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc.: cum juventus Per medium classi barbara navit Athon, Cat. 66, 45:
(undae) nantes refulgent, id. 64, 274: nare per aestatem liquidam suspexeris agmen (apium), Verg. G. 4, 59.—Of the eyes of drunken persons, to swim: nant oculi, Lucr. 3, 480; v. nato.— Hence, nans, antis, P. a., swimming, floating: nantes scaphae, Gell. 10, 26, 10; as subst., a swimmer; hence, nantes, ĭum, f., swimming fowls, i. e. geese, ducks, etc.: greges nantium, Col. 8, 14, 1.No,
I. an Egyptian city, perh. Alexandria; acc. to Bochart, Thebes, Hier. ad Ezech. 30, 14.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nō āvī, —, āre
1 NA-, to swim, float : nat lupus, O.: piger ad nandum, O.: ars nandi, O.— Prov.: nare sine cortice, i. e. to do without a guardian , H.: per aestatem liquidam, i. e. fly , V.: cymba, i. e. sail , V., Ct.: u<*>dae nantes, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*(s)nāō
- Latinnō
Inherited from Proto-Italic *(s)nāō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti, from *(s)neh₂- + *-ti. Cognate with Ancient Greek νάω (náō).