natu

See also: natü

Finnish

Etymology

Calque of English natty, nattie, clipping of naturaali. Compare normo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑtu/, [ˈnɑ̝t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑtu
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧tu

Adjective

natu (comparative natumpi, superlative natuin)

1. (Internet slang, sports, particularly body building) natty, not steroid-enhanced

Declension

Inflection of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		natu	natut
genitive		natun	natujen
partitive		natua	natuja
illative		natuun	natuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		natu	natut
accusative	nom.	natu	natut
	gen.	natun
genitive		natun	natujen
partitive		natua	natuja
inessive		natussa	natuissa
elative		natusta	natuista
illative		natuun	natuihin
adessive		natulla	natuilla
ablative		natulta	natuilta
allative		natulle	natuille
essive		natuna	natuina
translative		natuksi	natuiksi
abessive		natutta	natuitta
instructive		—	natuin
comitative		—	natuine

Possessive forms of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natuni natuni accusative nom. natuni natuni gen. natuni genitive natuni natujeni partitive natuani natujani inessive natussani natuissani elative natustani natuistani illative natuuni natuihini adessive natullani natuillani ablative natultani natuiltani allative natulleni natuilleni essive natunani natuinani translative natukseni natuikseni abessive natuttani natuittani instructive — — comitative — natuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natusi natusi accusative nom. natusi natusi gen. natusi genitive natusi natujesi partitive natuasi natujasi inessive natussasi natuissasi elative natustasi natuistasi illative natuusi natuihisi adessive natullasi natuillasi ablative natultasi natuiltasi allative natullesi natuillesi essive natunasi natuinasi translative natuksesi natuiksesi abessive natuttasi natuittasi instructive — — comitative — natuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natumme natumme accusative nom. natumme natumme gen. natumme genitive natumme natujemme partitive natuamme natujamme inessive natussamme natuissamme elative natustamme natuistamme illative natuumme natuihimme adessive natullamme natuillamme ablative natultamme natuiltamme allative natullemme natuillemme essive natunamme natuinamme translative natuksemme natuiksemme abessive natuttamme natuittamme instructive — — comitative — natuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natunne natunne accusative nom. natunne natunne gen. natunne genitive natunne natujenne partitive natuanne natujanne inessive natussanne natuissanne elative natustanne natuistanne illative natuunne natuihinne adessive natullanne natuillanne ablative natultanne natuiltanne allative natullenne natuillenne essive natunanne natuinanne translative natuksenne natuiksenne abessive natuttanne natuittanne instructive — — comitative — natuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative natunsa natunsa accusative nom. natunsa natunsa gen. natunsa genitive natunsa natujensa partitive natuaan natuansa natujaan natujansa inessive natussaan natussansa natuissaan natuissansa elative natustaan natustansa natuistaan natuistansa illative natuunsa natuihinsa adessive natullaan natullansa natuillaan natuillansa ablative natultaan natultansa natuiltaan natuiltansa allative natulleen natullensa natuilleen natuillensa essive natunaan natunansa natuinaan natuinansa translative natukseen natuksensa natuikseen natuiksensa abessive natuttaan natuttansa natuittaan natuittansa instructive — — comitative — natuineen natuinensa

Noun

natu

1. (Internet slang, sports, particularly body building) natty, one that is not steroid-enhanced

Declension

Inflection of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		natu	natut
genitive		natun	natujen
partitive		natua	natuja
illative		natuun	natuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		natu	natut
accusative	nom.	natu	natut
	gen.	natun
genitive		natun	natujen
partitive		natua	natuja
inessive		natussa	natuissa
elative		natusta	natuista
illative		natuun	natuihin
adessive		natulla	natuilla
ablative		natulta	natuilta
allative		natulle	natuille
essive		natuna	natuina
translative		natuksi	natuiksi
abessive		natutta	natuitta
instructive		—	natuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of natu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natuni natuni accusative nom. natuni natuni gen. natuni genitive natuni natujeni partitive natuani natujani inessive natussani natuissani elative natustani natuistani illative natuuni natuihini adessive natullani natuillani ablative natultani natuiltani allative natulleni natuilleni essive natunani natuinani translative natukseni natuikseni abessive natuttani natuittani instructive — — comitative — natuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natusi natusi accusative nom. natusi natusi gen. natusi genitive natusi natujesi partitive natuasi natujasi inessive natussasi natuissasi elative natustasi natuistasi illative natuusi natuihisi adessive natullasi natuillasi ablative natultasi natuiltasi allative natullesi natuillesi essive natunasi natuinasi translative natuksesi natuiksesi abessive natuttasi natuittasi instructive — — comitative — natuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natumme natumme accusative nom. natumme natumme gen. natumme genitive natumme natujemme partitive natuamme natujamme inessive natussamme natuissamme elative natustamme natuistamme illative natuumme natuihimme adessive natullamme natuillamme ablative natultamme natuiltamme allative natullemme natuillemme essive natunamme natuinamme translative natuksemme natuiksemme abessive natuttamme natuittamme instructive — — comitative — natuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natunne natunne accusative nom. natunne natunne gen. natunne genitive natunne natujenne partitive natuanne natujanne inessive natussanne natuissanne elative natustanne natuistanne illative natuunne natuihinne adessive natullanne natuillanne ablative natultanne natuiltanne allative natullenne natuillenne essive natunanne natuinanne translative natuksenne natuiksenne abessive natuttanne natuittanne instructive — — comitative — natuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative natunsa natunsa accusative nom. natunsa natunsa gen. natunsa genitive natunsa natujensa partitive natuaan natuansa natujaan natujansa inessive natussaan natussansa natuissaan natuissansa elative natustaan natustansa natuistaan natuistansa illative natuunsa natuihinsa adessive natullaan natullansa natuillaan natuillansa ablative natultaan natultansa natuiltaan natuiltansa allative natulleen natullensa natuilleen natuillensa essive natunaan natunansa natuinaan natuinansa translative natukseen natuksensa natuikseen natuiksensa abessive natuttaan natuttansa natuittaan natuittansa instructive — — comitative — natuineen natuinensa

Latin

Noun

nātū

1. ablative singular of nātus

   minor natu ― young aged

   magno natu ― old aged

References

• “natu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ONLINE LATIN DICTIONARY OLIVETTI

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *natu (“to knead, to mix with water” – compare with Tahitian natu “to squish with one's hands, to pinch [esp. playfully]”, Tongan natu “to knead”, Fijian natu “to grind with mortar and pestle”).

Verb

natu (passive natua or natuhia)

1. to stir, to mix

   Synonyms: ranu, whakaranu, whāranu

Derived terms

• konatu
• kōnatunatu
• nanatu
• natunatu

 

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “natu, nanatu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 254
• “natu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.tu/

Pronoun

natu

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

   Natu, nunupawi.

   I [myself] saw it.

   Katsa inyaunpei? Natu.

   Q: Who is it? A: It is I. (It's me.)

   Aitsa natu.

   Not I. (Count me out, I'm not interested, I object, I disagree.)

   Kapaipiyapai ipitsi amunaunki. Meyeityapai tumapai ulepe, meyeityapai tumapai usityui pessoalnaun ou. Oukaka Walama akapojatene inyaun wi: "Natu amunaunpei, maka aitsa natu numeiyeitya. Maka Arawi keyeityapai tumapai ulepe, usityui." En, umapai okapojala katahan...[sings]

   [The old chief at that time] had grown weary of his chiefly responsibilities. He no longer bothered to make bread [to distribute as a ceremonial sponsor]; nor did he bother to make manioc porridge to give his people to drink. So Walama [who was a young rising chief at that time] sang [about the other chief] in his kapojai song: "Let me be chief; I won't be lazy. My wife Arawi is industrious; she'll make plenty of manioc bread and porridge." Eh, here’s how his song goes… [sings]

2. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)

   Kamani pinyanka natu?

   Why did you blab [about] me?

   Onupajota natu.

   [He] is staring at me.

3. my (possessive determiner)

   Hauke neke natu, akamawiu natu mama.

   When I was still an infant, my mother died.

4. mine (first-person possessive pronoun)

   Natupei?

   [Can it be] mine? [May I have it?]

Usage notes

• In the excerpt above that begins "Walama okapojala," the rising young chief Walama twice uses natu as a subject pronoun to emphasize the distinction between himself and his rival: "Let me be chief, I won't be lazy (I won't be like that other guy)." Normally the subject performing an action is indicated by a prefix to the verb root, not by a pronoun. However, the pronoun natu can be used in combination with a verb to emphasize the subject. Compare:

• Aitsa numeityapai (I won't be lazy)
• Natu aitsa numeityapai (I won't be lazy – not me!)

• Note that Aruta tosses in a noun borrowed from Portuguese ("pessoal," people, followers), but he adds the Wauja plural suffix –naun, so that it becomes pessoalnaun (all the people). The Wauja have several words the Aruta could have used instead (opukenejo, inyaunaun), but he chose to use a dash of Portuguese in this statement.

Related terms

• nipitsi (me)
• nu (me)

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.