nascente
Portuguese, noun/naˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
nascente is spelled N-A-S-C-E-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,972nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nascente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “source; spring (place where water emerges from the ground)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o oriente”.
What does nascente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecoming into existence
noun
- 1
femininesource; spring (place where water emerges from the ground)
noun
- 1
masculinethe point in the horizon where the sun rises
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que nasceu ou principia
noun: 1. o oriente 2. fonte, manancial
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nascente
- nascentes plural
- nacente alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nascente?
- Brazil /naˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /nɐʃˈsẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /nɐˈʃẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nascente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nascente in Portuguese?
nascente appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).