Meaning of nato | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to swim or float
   conjugation-1, intransitive
2. second/third-person singular future active imperative of nō
   active, form-of, future, imperative, second-person, singular, third-person
3. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nātus
   ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neuter, participle, singular
4. to swim across
   conjugation-1, poetic, transitive
5. to overflow with
   conjugation-1, poetic, transitive
6. to be inundated with
   conjugation-1, poetic, transitive
7. to swim (as when drunken or dying); to be feeble or failing
   conjugation-1, especially, figuratively, intransitive, poetic
8. to fluctuate; to waver; to be uncertain or unsteady
   conjugation-1, figuratively, intransitive, poetic
9. to move to and fro; to not stand still
   conjugation-1, figuratively, intransitive, poetic

Examples

“Cum in lacū natābat, multōs piscēs vīdit.”

When swimming in the lake, he saw many fish.

“‘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.)

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