nacer

See also: ñacer and naçer

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñacer

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nascĕre, from Latin nāscor, nāscī.

Verb

nacer

1. to be born

See also

• parir

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nacer, from Vulgar Latin *nascĕre, from Latin nāscor, nāscī.

Verb

1. to be born
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of nacer
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of nacer

See also

• parir

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• naçer, nascer

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nascĕre, from Latin nāscor, nāscī, from earlier gnāscor, from Proto-Italic *gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈt͡seɾ/

Verb

nacer

1. to be born
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 248 (facsimile):

     a uirgen de que de(us) q(ui)so naçer dia de Natal.

     The Virgin from whom God chose to be born on Christmas day.

Descendants

• Galician: nacer
• Portuguese: nascer (see there for further descendants)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *nascĕre, from Latin nāscor, nāscī, from earlier gnāscor, from Proto-Italic *gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /naˈθeɾ/ [naˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /naˈseɾ/ [naˈseɾ]

Verb

1. to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
2. to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots

Derived terms

• nacer con estrella

Related terms

• naciente
• nacimiento
• nación
• natal
• nativo
• natural
• renacimiento

 

See also

• dar a luz
• parir

Anagrams

• cenar, crean, nacer, renca