naissance

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French naissance (12th c.), derived after Latin nāscentia (birth). By surface analysis, naître +‎ -ance. Compare Catalan naixença, Occitan naissença.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nɛ.sɑ̃s/, /ne.sɑ̃s/
  • Audio (France, Paris):(file)
  • Homophone: naissances
  • Hyphenation: nai‧ssance
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun[edit]

naissance f (plural naissances)

  1. birth
    Synonym: venue au monde
  2. (figuratively) birth, invention, creation

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Noun[edit]

naissance f (plural naissances)

  1. birth
  2. (figuratively) birth; invention; creation