natur

See also: Natur and natúr

Cornish

Cornish Wikipedia has an article on:

natur

Wikipedia ^kw

Etymology

From Latin nātūra (“nature”)

Noun

natur f (plural naturyow)

1. nature
2. character

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

natur

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From Latin nātūra (“nature”), from nascī (“to be born”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /natuːr/, [naˈtˢuɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

natur c (singular definite naturen, plural indefinite naturer)

1. nature
2. disposition
3. temper
4. countryside
5. scenery

Inflection

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	natur	naturen	naturer	naturerne
genitive	naturs	naturens	naturers	naturernes

Declension of natur

Derived terms

• naturhistoriker
• naturkatastrofe
• naturlig
• naturstridig
• naturvenlig
• naturvidenskab

 

Further reading

• “natur” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “natur” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

natur

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin natura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

natur m (definite singular naturen, indefinite plural naturer, definite plural naturene)

1. nature (essential characteristics)
2. (uncountable) nature (natural landscape, animal and plant life)

Derived terms

• naturarv
• naturfiber
• naturforhold
• naturforsker
• naturgass
• naturgeografi
• naturgummi
• naturhistorie
• naturkatastrofe
• naturkraft
• naturlig
• naturlov
• naturmedisin
• naturopati
• naturreservat
• naturressurs
• naturskjønn
• naturskog
• naturtro
• naturvitenskap

 

References

• “natur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

natur

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Latin natura.

Noun

natur m (definite singular naturen, indefinite plural naturar, definite plural naturane)

1. nature (essential characteristics)
2. (uncountable) nature (natural landscape, animal and plant life)

Derived terms

• naturarv
• naturfiber
• naturforhold
• naturgass
• naturgeografi
• naturgummi
• naturhistorie
• naturkatastrofe
• naturkraft
• naturleg
• naturlov
• naturmedisin
• naturreservat
• naturressurs
• naturskjønn
• naturskog

 

References

• “natur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nātūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈtʉːr/

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -ʉːr
• Hyphenation: na‧tur

Noun

natur c

1. nature (the natural environment)

   Han gillar att vara ute i naturen ― He likes to be out in nature

   Nya Zeeland har fin natur ― New Zealand has beautiful nature

2. nature (essential characteristics)

   Sådan var hans natur ― Such was his nature

3. (school slang) Short for naturvetenskapsprogrammet.

   Jag gick natur i gymnasiet.

   I studied the natural sciences program at the gymnasium.

Usage notes

• The definite form naturen (the nature) is used when referring to the natural environment generally. Compare how environment is used in English.

Declension

Declension of natur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	natur	naturen	naturer	naturerna
Genitive	naturs	naturens	naturers	naturernas

Related terms

• natura
• natural-
• naturalia
• naturalisation
• naturalisera
• naturalism
• naturalist
• naturell
• naturlig

Anagrams

• rutan

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh natur, from Middle English nature, from Old French nature, from Latin nātūra.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnatɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnatɪr/
• Rhymes: -atɨ̞r

Noun

natur f (plural naturiau or naturau, not mutable)

1. nature

Derived terms

• naturiaethwr (“naturalist”)
• naturiol (“natural”)