naissance

== French == === Etymology === From Old French naissance (12th c.), derived after Latin nāscentia (“birth”). By surface analysis, naître +‎ -ance. Compare Catalan naixença, Occitan naissença. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /ne.sɑ̃s/ Homophone: naissances Hyphenation: nai‧ssance Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === naissance f (plural naissances) birth Synonym: venue au monde (figuratively) birth, invention, creation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== naître natalité ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: nesans === Further reading === “naissance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === naissance f (plural naissances) birth (figuratively) birth; invention; creation