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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
- birth, nativity
- (capitalized) the birth of Jesus Christ
- Christmas, the Nativity: the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
- Christmastide, Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas: the season or time between Christmas Day and the Epiphany
- Annunciation (used in conjunction with "annuntiatio")
Declension
Third-declension noun.
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