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natal
native (of one's birthplace or birth) /naˈtal/
adjective#2518 most common
Also: home (as in hometown), birth (as in birth house)
Example sentences
Orașul meu natal este Cluj-Napoca.
My hometown is Cluj-Napoca.
Ea s-a întors în satul natal după mulți ani.
She returned to her native village after many years.
Casa natală a poetului a devenit muzeu.
The poet's birth house became a museum.
Mulți emigranți visează la pământul natal.
Many emigrants dream of their native land.
Meleagurile natale i-au rămas mereu în suflet.
His native lands always stayed in his heart.
Scriitorul a evocat cu nostalgie plaiurile natale în romanul său autobiografic.
The writer nostalgically evoked his native lands in his autobiographical novel.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | natal (m) / natală (f) | natali (m) / natale (f) |
| Genitive | natal (m) / natale (f) | natali (m) / natale (f) |
| Accusative | natal (m) / natală (f) | natali (m) / natale (f) |
| Vocative | natal (m) / natală (f) | natali (m) / natale (f) |
Word family
nașterebirth
a nașteto be born / to give birth
natalitatebirth rate
născutborn
prenatalprenatal, before birth
Etymology
Natal comes from Latin natalis, meaning "of birth" or "relating to birth." Natalis derives from natus, the past participle of nasci, "to be born." Romanian kept the word as a learned borrowing rather than through normal sound change, which is why it still looks close to the Latin original.
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