natation

Questions

How do you pronounce natation?

The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈteɪ.ʃən/.

What does natation mean?

The act or process of swimming

Where does natation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti Proto-Italic *(s)nāō Latin nō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin natō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin natātiōbor. English natation Borrowed from Latin natātiō.

How to pronounce natation

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2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/nəˈteɪ.ʃən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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