nativitas
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /naːˈtiː.wi.taːs/, [naːˈtiː.wɪ.taːs]
Noun
nātīvitās f (genitive nātīvitātis); third declension
- birth, nativity
- (capitalised) 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")
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nātīvitās | nātīvitātēs |
| Genitive | nātīvitātis | nātīvitātum |
| Dative | nātīvitātī | nātīvitātibus |
| Accusative | nātīvitātem | nātīvitātēs |
| Ablative | nātīvitāte | nātīvitātibus |
| Vocative | nātīvitās | nātīvitātēs |
Descendants
- Portuguese: natividade, Natividade
- Romanian: nativitate
- Spanish: natividad, Navidad
References
- nativitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nativitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- nativitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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