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la naissance
birth
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How do you say naissance in French?
How do you pronounce naissance in French?
naissance is pronounced /la nɛsɑ̃s/ in French.
Example sentences
La naissance heureuse de ma fille a rempli toute la famille de joie.
The happy birth of my daughter filled the whole family with joy.
Cette nouvelle naissance royale a été célébrée dans tout le royaume.
This new royal birth was celebrated throughout the kingdom.
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Why is it feminine?
Naissance is feminine because it derives from the Latin "nascentia" (feminine noun meaning "birth" or "being born"), which inherited the feminine gender from its root verb "nasci" (to be born). French retained this grammatical gender from Latin, where abstract nouns formed with the suffix "-entia" were typically feminine.
What is the French word for birth?
The French word for birth is la naissance — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | nascita | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | nascimento flips! | o | masculine |
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