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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈneɪtɪv/
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• /ˈneɪtəv/ General American, weak vowel merger
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• /ˈneɪtɪv/ US, weak vowel distinction
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Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif. Displaced native Middle English thedisch, equivalent to (puristic) theed + -ish. By surface analysis, Latin nat- + -ive. Compare also inborn.

234 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: amëtar — belonging to one by birth
• Armenian: հայրենի (hayreni) — belonging to one by birth
• Armenian: մայրենի (mayreni) — belonging to one by birth
• Assamese: থলুৱা (tholua) — belonging to one by birth
• Azerbaijani: doğma — belonging to one by birth
• Bashkir: туған (tuğan) — belonging to one by birth
• Belarusian: ро́дны (ródny) — belonging to one by birth
• Bulgarian: роден (roden) — belonging to one by birth
• Czech: rodný — belonging to one by birth
• Dutch: moeder- — belonging to one by birth
• Dutch: geboorte- — belonging to one by birth
• Dutch: aangeboren — belonging to one by birth
• Esperanto: denaska — belonging to one by birth
• Finnish: syntyperäinen — belonging to one by birth
• Finnish: syntymä- — belonging to one by birth
• French: maternel — belonging to one by birth
• Galician: nativo — belonging to one by birth
• German: gebürtig — belonging to one by birth
• Greek: γενέθλιος (genéthlios) — belonging to one by birth
• Greek: μητρικός (mitrikós) — belonging to one by birth
• Hindi: मूल (mūl) — belonging to one by birth
• Hindi: उत्पत्ति (utpatti) — belonging to one by birth
• Hungarian: született — belonging to one by birth
• Hungarian: ... születésű — belonging to one by birth
• Hungarian: szülő- — belonging to one by birth
• Hungarian: anya- — belonging to one by birth
• Italian: nativo — belonging to one by birth
• Italian: natio — belonging to one by birth
• Latin: indiges — belonging to one by birth
• Macedonian: роден (roden) — belonging to one by birth
• Maltese: nattiv — belonging to one by birth
• Polish: rodzimy — belonging to one by birth
• Polish: ojczysty — belonging to one by birth
• Portuguese: nativo — belonging to one by birth
• Romanian: nativ — belonging to one by birth
• Romanian: de la naștere — belonging to one by birth
• Romanian: matern — belonging to one by birth
• Russian: родно́й (rodnój) — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: староседеоц — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: са̏мородан — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: рођени — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: starosedeoc — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: sȁmorodan — belonging to one by birth
• Serbo-Croatian: rođeni — belonging to one by birth
• Telugu: జన్మస్థలం (janmasthalaṁ) — belonging to one by birth
• Ukrainian: рі́дний (rídnyj) — belonging to one by birth
• Albanian: autokton — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Assamese: থলুৱা (tholua) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Belarusian: карэ́нны (karénny) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Belarusian: тузе́мны (tuzjémny) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Belarusian: тубы́льны (tubýlʹny) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Belarusian: тубы́льчы (tubýlʹčy) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Bulgarian: туземен (tuzemen) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Chinese Mandarin: 土著 (tǔzhù, tǔzhuó) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Danish: indfødt — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Dutch: oorspronkelijk — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Dutch: ingeboren — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Dutch: inheems — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Dutch: geboren en getogen — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Esperanto: indiĝena — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Finnish: alkuperäinen — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Finnish: alkuperäis- — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• French: autochtone — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• French: indigène — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Georgian: მკვიდრი (mḳvidri) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Georgian: ადგილობრივი (adgilobrivi) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• German: gebürtig — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Greek: γηγενής (gigenís) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Greek: αυτόχθων (aftóchthon) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Ancient Greek: αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hindi: मूल (mūl) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hindi: उत्पत्ति (utpatti) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hungarian: őslakó — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hungarian: honos — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hungarian: őshonos — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Hungarian: bennszülött — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Italian: nativo — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Italian: indigeno — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Italian: autoctono — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Italian: aborigeno — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Japanese: 土着の (dochaku no) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Latin: indiges — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Latin: indigenus — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Macedonian: мајчин (majčin) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Macedonian: роден (roden) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Eastern Mari: абориген (aborigen) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Norwegian Bokmål: innfødt — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Norwegian Nynorsk: innfødd — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Old English: inlende — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Old English: inlendisċ — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Polish: rdzenny — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Polish: tubylczy — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Portuguese: indígena — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Portuguese: nativo — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Romanian: originar — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Russian: коренно́й (korennój) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Russian: тузе́мный (tuzémnyj) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Sanskrit: देशज (deśaja) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Serbo-Croatian: староседеоц — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Serbo-Croatian: са̏мородан — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Serbo-Croatian: starosedeoc — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Serbo-Croatian: sȁmorodan — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Tagalog: katutubo — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Ukrainian: корінни́й (korinnýj) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Ukrainian: тубі́льний (tubílʹnyj) — characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times
• Finnish: alkuperäinen — of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia
• Finnish: alkuperäis- — of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia
• Albanian: vendës — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Arabic: أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Assamese: থলুৱা (tholua) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Bulgarian: местен (mesten) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Chinese Mandarin: 本地 (běndì) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Dutch: inheems — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Finnish: paikallinen — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• French: natif — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• German: einheimisch — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Greek: ντόπιος (ntópios) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Greek: ιθαγενής (ithagenís) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hindi: मूल (mūl) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hungarian: helyi — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hungarian: helybeli — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hungarian: helybéli — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hungarian: eredeti — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Hungarian: veleszületett — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Italian: nativo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Italian: oriundo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Japanese: 自国の (jikoku no) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Korean: 토산의 (tosan-ui) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Macedonian: местен (mesten) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Old English: inlende — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Old English: inlendisċ — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Persian: بومی (bumi) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Portuguese: nativo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Portuguese: oriundo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Romanian: localnic — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Romanian: autohton — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Russian: родно́й (rodnój) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Russian: ме́стный (méstnyj) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Russian: тузе́мный (tuzémnyj) — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Spanish: nativo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Spanish: oriundo — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Swedish: inhemsk — born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found
• Albanian: autokton — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Assamese: থলুৱা (tholua) — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Chinese Mandarin: 本地 (běndì) — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Dutch: inheems — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Dutch: autochtoon — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Finnish: autoktoninen — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Finnish: kotoperäinen — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• French: endémique — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Hungarian: honos — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Hungarian: őshonos — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Italian: endemico — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjemmehørende — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Norwegian Bokmål: heimehørende — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Norwegian Nynorsk: heimehøyrande — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Russian: ме́стный (méstnyj) — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Scottish Gaelic: gnèitheach — biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
• Dutch: natief — computing: pertaining to a particular system
• Dutch: native — computing: pertaining to a particular system
• Italian: nativo — computing: pertaining to a particular system
• Polish: natywny — computing: pertaining to a particular system
• Portuguese: nativo — computing: pertaining to a particular system
• Finnish: luonnollinen — mineralogy: occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form
• Finnish: alkuperäinen — original; constituting the original substance of anything
• Amharic: ተወላጅ (täwälaǧ) — person who is native to a place
• Bulgarian: местен (mesten) — person who is native to a place
• Catalan: indígena — person who is native to a place
• Catalan: nadiu — person who is native to a place
• Catalan: nadiua — person who is native to a place
• Chinese Mandarin: 當地人 /当地人 (dāngdìrén) — person who is native to a place
• Chinese Mandarin: 本地人 (běndìrén) — person who is native to a place
• Czech: domorodec — person who is native to a place
• Czech: rodák — person who is native to a place
• Dutch: autochtoon — person who is native to a place
• Dutch: inwoner — person who is native to a place
• Dutch: inboorling — person who is native to a place
• Esperanto: indiĝeno — person who is native to a place
• Esperanto: indiĝenino — person who is native to a place
• Finnish: paikallinen asukas — person who is native to a place
• Finnish: alkuasukas — person who is native to a place
• German: Ureinwohner — person who is native to a place
• German: Ureinwohnerin — person who is native to a place
• German: Eingeborener — person who is native to a place
• German: Eingeborene — person who is native to a place
• Italian: indigeno — person who is native to a place
• Italian: aborigeno — person who is native to a place
• Korean: 현지인 (hyeonjiin) — person who is native to a place
• Korean: 원주민 (wonjumin) — person who is native to a place
• Latin: indigena — person who is native to a place
• Macedonian: домо́родец (domórodec) — person who is native to a place
• Malayalam: സ്വദേശി (svadēśi) — person who is native to a place
• Malayalam: നാട്ടുകാരൻ (nāṭṭukāraṉ) — person who is native to a place
• Manx: dooghyssagh — person who is native to a place
• Manx: çheeragh — person who is native to a place
• Manx: fer dooie — person who is native to a place
• Manx: ben ghooie — person who is native to a place
• Māori: tangata whenua — person who is native to a place
• Old English: inlenda — person who is native to a place
• Polish: tubylec — person who is native to a place
• Polish: autochton — person who is native to a place
• Portuguese: nativo — person who is native to a place
• Portuguese: indígena — person who is native to a place
• Portuguese: selvagem — person who is native to a place
• Romanian: indigen — person who is native to a place
• Romanian: autohton — person who is native to a place
• Russian: уроже́нец (urožénec) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: уроже́нка (urožénka) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: ме́стный (méstnyj) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: ме́стная (méstnaja) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: коренно́й жи́тель (korennój žítelʹ) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: коренна́я жи́тельница (korennája žítelʹnica) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: вы́ходец (výxodec) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: тузе́мец (tuzémec) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: тузе́мка (tuzémka) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: абориге́н (aborigén) — person who is native to a place
• Russian: абориге́нка (aborigénka) — person who is native to a place
• Scots: hamespun — person who is native to a place
• Spanish: indígena — person who is native to a place
• Tok Pisin: kanaka — person who is native to a place
• Bulgarian: туземец (tuzemec) — person of aboriginal descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 土著 (tǔzhù, tǔzhuó) — person of aboriginal descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 土著人 (tǔzhùrén, tǔzhuórén) — person of aboriginal descent
• Chinese Mandarin: 原住民 (yuánzhùmín) — person of aboriginal descent
• Finnish: alkuasukas — person of aboriginal descent
• Korean: 원주민 (wonjumin) — person of aboriginal descent
• Latin: indigena — person of aboriginal descent
• Macedonian: домо́родец (domórodec) — person of aboriginal descent
• Persian: بومی (bumi) — person of aboriginal descent
• Russian: абориге́н (aborigén) — person of aboriginal descent
• Russian: абориге́нка (aborigénka) — person of aboriginal descent
• Russian: тузе́мец (tuzémec) — person of aboriginal descent
• Russian: тузе́мка (tuzémka) — person of aboriginal descent
• Russian: коренно́й жи́тель (korennój žítelʹ) — person of aboriginal descent