rising / east / source
nounmasculine/feminine/nɐˈsẽtɨ/medium
nas·cen·te
Definition
The side of the horizon where the sun appears; east. The place where a spring of water emerges from the ground; source of a river.
They built the altar facing the rising sun.
The source of the Nile was a mystery for centuries.
Common collocations
rising sunriver sourcespring watereast side
Etymology
Do latim 'nascens, -entis', particípio presente de 'nasci' (nascer).