nātīvus — Lewis & Short
nātīvus, a, um, adj.nascor,
I that has arisen from or by birth; born (cf. naturalis).
I Lit. (class.):
mundus,made, created, Lucr. 5, 66:
animus,id. 3, 417:
Anaximandri opinio est, nativos esse deos,Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 25.—
II Transf.
A 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.—
B 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.—
2 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.