navire

French

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.viʁ/

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Noun

navire m (plural navires)

1. ship

Synonyms

• bateau (boat)
• vaisseau (ship)

Derived terms

• navire-citerne
• navire-école

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French navirie, navilie.

Noun

navire m (plural navires)

1. ship

Related terms

• nef

Descendants

• French: navire