Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin nātīvitātem, singular accusative of nātīvitās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nauidat f (usually uncountable)

  1. birth, nativity
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 80r:
      EN cabo dela uilla de iſrꝉ apart de oriẽt es tenplum domini caſa del c̃aador. alli era zacharias ſacerdoth. eueno a el el angel enuncio la nauidat de ſo fijo ſant juan baptiſta
      In the city of Israel, in the eastern part, is the Temple of the Lord, house of the Creator. There Zachariah was priest, and the angel came to him and announced the birth of his son Saint John the Baptist.
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Descendants

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  • Spanish: navidad, Navidad