nativitas

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gnātīwitāts. Equivalent to nātīvus (native, natural) +‎ -tās, from nāscor (I am born).

Pronunciation

Noun

nātīvitās f (genitive nātīvitātis); third declension

  1. birth, nativity
  2. (capitalised) the birth of Jesus Christ
  3. Christmas, the Nativity: the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
  4. Christmastide, Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas: the season or time between Christmas Day and the Epiphany
  5. Annunciation (used in conjunction with "annuntiatio")

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nātīvitās nātīvitātēs
Genitive nātīvitātis nātīvitātum
Dative nātīvitātī nātīvitātibus
Accusative nātīvitātem nātīvitātēs
Ablative nātīvitāte nātīvitātibus
Vocative nātīvitās nātīvitātēs

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