Navidad

See also: navidad

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Navidad

1. A city in Chile.

Translations

Navidad

• Spanish: Navidad (es) m
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See also

• Navidad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish nadvidad, from Latin nātīvitātem, accusative of nātīvitās (“birth”), from nātīvus, from perfect passive participle nātus (“born”), from deponent verb nāsci (“be born”). Doublet of natividad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nabiˈdad/ [na.β̞iˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -að

Proper noun

Navidad f (plural Navidades, generally capitalized)

1. Nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ
2. Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
3. (sometimes used in the plural) Christmastide, Christmas time, Christmas season, the time between the first day of Christmas and Epiphany
4. Navidad (a city in Chile)

Alternative forms

• navidad (Christmas day)

Derived terms

• árbol de Navidad
• feliz Navidad

Related terms

• navideño
• nacer
• nadal
• navidaíno