nef

See also nèf

English

Etymology

French

Noun

nef (plural nefs)

1. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

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French

Etymology

From Latin navis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɛf/

Noun

nef f (plural nefs)

1. (poetic) barque, boat
2. nave

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nef, from Proto-Germanic *nabją.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɛːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

nef n (genitive singular nefs, plural nef)

1. nose
2. beak

Declension

declension of nef

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nef	nefið	nef	nefin
accusative	nef	nefið	nef	nefin
dative	nefi	nefinu	nefjum	nefjunum
genitive	nefs	nefsins	nefja	nefjanna

Derived terms

• taka í nefið (to take snuff)
• fitja upp á nefið (to turn up one's nose)
• með nefið ofan í hvers manns koppi (nosy)
• stökkva upp á nef sér (to flare up, to get angry)
• neflaus
• hafa bein í nefinu

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Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : nef     Ordinal : neviem

Etymology

From French neuf.

Numeral

nef

1. (cardinal) nine

Adjective

nef

1. new

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin navis.

Noun

nef f (plural nefs or nefz)

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Descendants

• French: nef (obsolete or poetic)

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Old French

Etymology

Latin navis.

Noun

nef f (oblique plural nés, nominative singular nef, nominative plural nés)

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Descendants

• French: nef (obsolete or poetic)

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nemos (compare Cornish nev, Breton neñv, Irish neamh), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‘cloud’.

Noun

nef f (plural nefoedd) 

1. heaven

Synonyms

• nen