ναυς
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See also: ναῦς
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Italian nave, Persian ناو (nâv).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ναυς • (nafs) f (plural νήες) (archaic, obsolete)
- (nautical, historical, archaic) an ancient ship
- (architecture, figuratively) nave (part of a church)[1]
Declension[edit]
In modern texts, cases from the ancient declension may be mentioned, written in the monotonic script:
declension of ναυς
Synonyms[edit]
- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “ship”)
References[edit]
- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
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