"naître" meaning in French

See naître in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nɛtʁ/, /nɛːtʁ/ Audio: Fr-naître.ogg , Qc-naître.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛtʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French naistre, from Old French naistre, from Latin nascere. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|naistre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French naistre, {{inh+|fr|frm|naistre}} Inherited from Middle French naistre, {{inh|fr|fro|naistre}} Old French naistre, {{inh|fr|la|nascor|nascere}} Latin nascere Head templates: {{fr-verb}} naître Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto|aux=e}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], naître [infinitive], être + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], naissant [gerund, participle, present], naissant [gerund, participle, present], étant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], né [participle, past], nais [first-person, indicative, present, singular], nais [indicative, present, second-person, singular], naît [indicative, present, singular, third-person], naissons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], naissons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], naissez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], naissez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], naissent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], naissais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], naissais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], naissais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], naissais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], naissait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], naissait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], naissions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], naissions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], naissiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], naissiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], naissaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], naissaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], naquis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], naquis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], naquit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], naquîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], naquîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], naquirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], naîtrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], naîtrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], naîtras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], naîtras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], naîtra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], naîtra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], naîtrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], naîtrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], naîtrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], naîtrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], naîtront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], naîtront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], naîtrais [conditional, first-person, singular], naîtrais [conditional, first-person, singular], naîtrais [conditional, second-person, singular], naîtrais [conditional, second-person, singular], naîtrait [conditional, singular, third-person], naîtrait [conditional, singular, third-person], naîtrions [conditional, first-person, plural], naîtrions [conditional, first-person, plural], naîtriez [conditional, plural, second-person], naîtriez [conditional, plural, second-person], naîtraient [conditional, plural, third-person], naîtraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of être + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of être + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of être + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], naisse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], naisses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], naisse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], naissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], naissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], naissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], naissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], naissent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], naquisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], naquisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], naquît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], naquissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], naquissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], naquissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of être + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], nais [imperative, second-person, singular], naissons [first-person, imperative, plural], naissons [first-person, imperative, plural], naissez [imperative, plural, second-person], naissez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of être + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (intransitive) to be born Tags: intransitive Synonyms: naitre (english: post-1990 spelling) Derived forms: bien né, innocent comme l’agneau qui vient de naître, innocent comme l’enfant qui vient de naître, né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche, né avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche Related terms: naïf, naissance, naissant, natal, natif, nation, nativité, nature, né, Noël
    Sense id: en-naître-fr-verb-EV6qaD57 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs taking être as auxiliary, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "naissent",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "naquisse",
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    {
      "word": "naïf"
    },
    {
      "word": "naissance"
    },
    {
      "word": "naissant"
    },
    {
      "word": "natal"
    },
    {
      "word": "natif"
    },
    {
      "word": "nation"
    },
    {
      "word": "nativité"
    },
    {
      "word": "nature"
    },
    {
      "word": "né"
    },
    {
      "word": "Noël"
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        "to be born"
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        "(intransitive) to be born"
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      "ipa": "/nɛːtʁ/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛtʁ"
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    {
      "english": "post-1990 spelling",
      "word": "naitre"
    }
  ],
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}

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