🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nascimento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nas.siˈmẽ.tu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Birth/bɜrθ/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O nascimento daquela estrela do rock marcou uma era."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

    "The hospital reported a record number of births this month."
  2. 2

    The beginning or origin of something, such as a process, organization, or idea.

    "The conference marked the birth of a new political movement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'birth' originates from Old English 'byrþ', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*burþiz', meaning 'to be born'. Over time, it has evolved to encompass the act of being born and the beginning of life.

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