nāscor

nāscor uital.-lat.

From earlier *gnāscor, from Proto-Italic *gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Related to gignō (“to beget; to give birth to; to bring forth”). Cognate with Ancient Greek γεννάω (gennáō, “to beget”).

Verb

nāscor (present infinitive nāscī, perfect active nātus sum or gnātus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. to be born, begotten
2. to arise, proceed
3. to grow, spring forth
4. to be a number of years old [ quotations ▼]

   Vīgintī et quīnque annōs nātus sum.

1. I am 25 years old.Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːs.kor/, [ˈnäːs̠kɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnas.kor/, [ˈnäskor]