Naquit (en. Was born)

/na.ki/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates the fact of coming into the world.

He was born in a small town in Provence.

Il naquit dans une petite ville en Provence.

Used to mark the origin or beginning of something.

This is where the idea was born.

C'est ici que l'idée naquit.

Sometimes used figuratively to signify the start of something.

A new artistic movement was born at that time.

Un nouveau mouvement artistique naquit à cette époque.

Derived from the Latin 'nascere', meaning 'to be born'.

was born in a beautiful way

Born under good circumstances.

naquit d'une belle manière

was born under a lucky star

Born with good luck.

naquit sous une bonne étoile

was born from an idea

A concept that came into being.

naquit d'une idée

to be born

Verb meaning to come into the world.

naître

birth

Noun referring to the act of being born.

naissance

natal

Adj. related to birth.

natal

It is sometimes used ironically to talk about something that failed from the beginning.

This idea, it was born dead.

Cette idée, elle naquit morte.