adjective

nātīvus

fem. nātīva · neut. nātīvum

that has arisen from; by birth; born

that has arisen from or by birth; born (cf. naturalis).

(class.): mundus, made, created, Lucr. 5, 66: animus, id. 3, 417: Anaximandri… literal •

Lit. (class.): mundus, made, created, Lucr. 5, 66: animus, id. 3, 417: Anaximandri opinio est, nativos esse deos, Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 25.—

by extension

Imparted by birth, inborn, innate; hunger •

Imparted by birth, inborn, innate: ut appareret, in eo nativum quendam leporem esse, non ascitum, Nep. Att. 4, 1: mulier si nativā sterilitate sit, Gell. 4, 2, 9: malum, hunger (opp. delatum), Cic. Dom. 5, 12: sensus (with domesticus), id. Har. Resp. 9, 19.—

that is produced by nature, not artificial, natural, native ••

Opp. to artificial, that is produced by nature, not artificial, natural, native (class.): beluae partim fluitantes, partim nativis testis inhaerentes, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100: urbis (Romae) ipsius nativa praesidia, id. Rep. 2, 6, 11: nativae oves, whose wool is used in its natural color, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 191: montes nativi salis, id. 31, 7, 39, § 77: color, id. 32, 7, 24, § 74: specus, Tac. A. 4, 59: arcus, Ov. M. 3, 160: coma, original, former, genuine, id. Am. 1, 14, 56.—

primitive words, primitives in particular •

In partic., in gram.: nativa verba, primitive words, primitives: simplicia verba partim nativa sunt, partim reperta: nativa ea quae significata sunt sensu; reperta, quae ex his facta sunt, Cic. Part. Or. 5, 16; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 36.

Perseus ID: n30469 Key: nativus