† natatileadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin natatilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin natatilis able to swim (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; compare classical Latin natātilis swimming creature (Apuleius)) < classical Latin natāt- , past participial stem of natāre to swim (see natant adj.) + -ilis -ile suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Able to swim; swimming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > able to

natatile1706

1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide iv. 45 A Fish is a Natatile Animal, which hath the Water for its Entity and Abode.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Natatile, [natatilis, L.] that swims or can swim.

1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 443 A Natatile Beet, do you say?.. Who ever heard of, or ever read the Name of a swimming Beet?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	natatile
释义	† natatileadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin natatilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin natatilis able to swim (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; compare classical Latin natātilis swimming creature (Apuleius)) < classical Latin natāt- , past participial stem of natāre to swim (see natant adj.) + -ilis -ile suffix. Obsolete. rare. Able to swim; swimming. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > able to natatile1706 1706 R. Howlett Anglers Sure Guide iv. 45 A Fish is a Natatile Animal, which hath the Water for its Entity and Abode. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Natatile, [natatilis, L.] that swims or can swim. 1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 443 A Natatile Beet, do you say?.. Who ever heard of, or ever read the Name of a swimming Beet? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1706
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