nativitas
Latin
Etymology
From nātīvus (“native, natural”) + -itās, from nāscor (“I am born”).
Noun
nātīvitās (genitive nātīvitātis); f, 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