navire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French navire, from Old French navirie, variant of navilie, probably from Vulgar Latin *navilium (compare Old Occitan navili), alteration of Classical Latin navigium (whence also Old French navoi, navie).

Cognates with Catalan nau, Galician nave, Italian nave, Occitan nau, Portuguese navio, Romanian naie, navă, Sicilian navi, Spanish nave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.viʁ/

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Noun

navire m (plural navires)

1. ship

   Synonyms: bateau (“boat”), vaisseau (“ship”)

Derived terms

• navire capital
• navire de croisière
• navire de guerre
• navire de ligne
• navire-citerne
• navire-école
• quitter le navire

Related terms

• nacelle
• nager
• nautique
• naval
• naviguer
• nef

Further reading

• “navire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• avenir, enivra

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French navirie, navilie.

Noun

navire m or f (plural navires)

1. ship

Related terms

• nef

Descendants

• French: navire