naissance

Meaning

1. birth
2. birth, invention, creation

Hyphenated as

nai‧ssance

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛ.sɑ̃s/

Etymology

From Old French naissance (12th c.), derived
after
Latin nāscentia (“birth”). By surface analysis, naître + -ance. Compare Catalan naixença, Occitan naissença.

Sentences

Elle y donne naissance à des jumeaux , donnés à la patrie .

There she gave birth to twins, given to the homeland.

L'identité de sa mère reste inconnue , tout comme sa date de naissance .

The identity of his mother remains unknown, as does his date of birth.

Indiana est la ville de naissance de l’acteur James Stewart.

Indiana is the birthplace of actor James Stewart.

Le village de naissance d'Atisha se nomme d'ailleurs Vajrayogini, nom d'une importante dākinī bouddhiste .

Atisha's birth village is also called Vajrayogini, the name of an important Buddhist dākinī.