native
A person who is native to a placeA person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
» English is not my native language.
Englisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache.
Английский — не родной мне язык.
Английский - не мой родной язык.
Английский язык мне неродной.
Английский язык мне не родной.
Англійська - не рідна мені мова.
Англійська - не моя рідна мова.
Meaning
5 sensesA person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
Ureinwohner, Ureinwohnerin, Eingeborener
уроже́нецurožénec, уроже́нкаurožénka, ме́стныйméstnyj
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
абориге́нaborigén, абориге́нкаaborigénka, тузе́мецtuzémec
A native speaker.
A native plant or animal.
An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
Examples
1305 sentencesEnglish is not my native language.
Англійська - не рідна мені мова. — sadxaka
ruАнглийский — не родной мне язык. — Hellerick
deEnglisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache. — MUIRIEL
He speaks English like a native.
Він говорить англійською як рідною мовою. — deniko
ruОн говорит по-английски как носитель языка. — odexed
deEr spricht Englisch wie ein Muttersprachler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He returned to his native village.
Він повернувся до рідного села. — deniko
ruОн вернулся в родную деревню. — fjay69
I thought that Tom was a native speaker.
Я думав, Том — носій мови. — deniko
deIch hielt Tom für einen Muttersprachler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I studied English for four years with a native speaker.
Я вчив англiйску чотири роки з носiєм мови. — sinichka
ruЯ четыре года изучал английский с носителем языка. — marafon
deIch lernte vier Jahre mit einem Muttersprachler Englisch. — moskbnea
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātusInherited 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.
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Forms
plural: nativesSynonyms
5 synonyms- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place:indigenindigeneaborigineaboriginal
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- a native speaker
- native speaker
- like a native
- native language
- is a native
- with a native
- with native speakers
- native speaker of
- native speaker would
- his native language
- native language is
- non native