naissance
French
Etymology
From the verb naître (“to be born”), based on Latin nascentia (“birth”). Compare Catalan naixença, Occitan naissença.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /ne.sɑ̃s/
Audio (France, Paris): (file) - Homophone: naissances
- Hyphenation: nai‧ssance
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
naissance f (plural naissances)
Derived terms
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Related terms
Further reading
- “naissance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
naissance f (plural naissances)
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