nave

See also nāve, and näve

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: nāv, IPA: /neɪv/, SAMPA: /neIv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv
• Homophone: knave

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin navis, via a Romance source.

Noun

nave (plural naves)

1. (architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.

Translations

the middle or body of a church

Armenian: նավ (nav) Danish: skib (da) n. Dutch: schip (nl) n. Finnish: laiva, päälaiva French: nef (fr) f. German: Schiff (de) n. Greek: ναυς (el) (nafs) f. Hungarian: hajó (hu) Italian: navata (it)

Macedonian: кораб (mk) (kórab) m., брод (mk) (bród) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: midtskip (nb) n. Nynorsk: midskip (nn) n., midtskip (nn) n. Polish: nawa główna (pl) f. Portuguese: nave (pt) f. Romanian: naos (ro) n. Russian: неф (nef) m. Spanish: nave (es) f.

Etymology 2

Old English nafu, from Proto-Germanic *nabō (compare Dutch naaf, German Nabe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobh 'navel' (compare Latin umbō 'shield boss', Latvian naba, Sanskrit nābha).

Noun

nave (plural naves)

1. A hub of a wheel

Related terms

• navel

Translations

hub of a wheel

Greek: αφαλός (el) (afalós) m. Norwegian: Bokmål: nav (nb) n. Nynorsk: nav (nn) n. Polish: piasta (pl) f.

Scottish Gaelic: cìoch (gd) f. Swedish: nav (sv) n.

Anagrams

• aven
• Evan
• Neva
• vane

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin nāvis.

Noun

nave f. (plural naves)

1. ship (watercraft or airship)
2. (architecture) nave

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Italian

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Etymology

Latin navis

Pronunciation

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Noun

nave f. (plural navi)

1. ship

Related terms

• nausea
• nautica
• navale
• nave costiera
• nave scuola
• navicella
• navigare
• naviglio

Anagrams

• vane
• vena

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Latin

Adjective

nāve

1. vocative masculine singular of nāvus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nāvis.

Noun

nave f. (plural naves)

1. ship
2. (architecture) nave, aisle

See also

• barco m.
• navio m.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nāvis.

Noun

nave f. (plural naves)

1. ship
2. (architecture) nave, aisle

See also

• barca f.
• barco m.
• lancha f.