Common Lexeme

natur

Keywords: ecology, biology

Pronunciation (IPA): 'na.dur 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class:  
Forms: natur, naturys, naturhilin, naturhilinys 
Glosses: nature, natural, ecosystem, ecological, naturally 

Description:

The term 'natur' was borrowed from English and means 'nature' or 'ecology'. It is mainly used as a noun, or as a modifier meaning 'naturally' in its 'naturys' form. The compound 'naturhilin' means 'ecosystem', and the form 'naturhilinys' means 'ecological'

Natur can also refer to essential qualities or behaviors in a null preposition construction. E.g.:

A natur ny pikki se an sin te slek a hoan.

The nature of a cat is that it eats meat.

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