naixement
Naixement is a Catalan noun meaning birth, the event of being born, or the birth as a concept. It can refer to the birth of a person or to birth in a general sense. A common phrase is data de naixement, which denotes a person’s date of birth.
Etymology traces naixement to the Latin nativitas, passing through Old French into Catalan. It is cognate with
Usage and context: in civil and administrative language, naixement appears in phrases such as certificat de
Cultural and religious notes: in Catalan, el naixement can refer specifically to the Nativity of Jesus. In
See also: pessebre, data de naixement, certificat de naixement, nativitat.
No references are provided here, but naixement is a standard term in Catalan for birth-related concepts in