nafu

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *nabō. Cognate with Middle Dutch nave (Dutch naaf), Old High German naba (German Nabe), West Old Norse nof (Icelandic nöf, Swedish nav).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.fu/, [ˈnɑ.vu]

Noun[edit]

nafu f

  1. nave (of wheel), hub

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: nave, nawe; naf, naff, naffe
    • English: nave
    • Scots: naff