# nacer
## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* ñacer

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin nascere.

### Verb

nacer
* to be born

#### See also

* parir

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* nascer (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese na(s)cer, from Latin nascere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈθeɾ/ [naˈθeɾ]
* IPA: (standard) /naˈθeɾ/ [naˈθeɾ]
* IPA: (seseo) /naˈseɾ/ [naˈseɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ

### Verb

nacer (first-person singular present nazo, first-person singular preterite nacín, past participle nacido, short past participle nado) nacer (first-person singular present naço, first-person singular preterite nacim or naci, past participle nacido, reintegrationist norm)
* to be born
* to surge, spring out
* (of the sun or of the day) to rise (the sun)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar. $^2$Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.
$^1$Less recommended.

#### See also

* parir

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “nacer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nacer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nacer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nacer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nacer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “nacer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* naçer, nascer

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin nascere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈt͡seɾ/

### Verb

nacer
* to be born
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 248 (facsimile):
    a uirgen de que de(us) q(ui)so naçer dia de Natal.The Virgin from whom God chose to be born on Christmas day.

#### Related terms

* irmão (through PIE)
* nacença
* nada
* nado
* Natal
* natura
* natural
* natureza

#### Descendants

* Galician: nacer
* Portuguese: nascer (see there for further descendants)

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "nacer"

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin nascere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /naˈθeɾ/ [naˈθeɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /naˈseɾ/ [naˈseɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: na‧cer

### Verb

nacer (first-person singular present nazco, first-person singular preterite nací, past participle nacido)
* to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
* to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots; to arise

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* nacedero
* nacer con estrella
* no nací ayer

#### Related terms

* antenatal
* cognado
* innato
* mortinato
* naciente
* nacimiento
* nación
* naíf
* natal
* natalicio
* natalidad
* nativo
* nato
* natura
* natural
* naturaleza
* navidad
* neonatal
* neonato
* neonatología
* nonato
* postnatal
* prenatal
* preternatural
* renacimiento

#### Descendants

* > Chavacano: nace (inherited)

#### See also

* dar a luz
* parir

### References

* “nacer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Further reading

* “nacer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* cenar, crean