ναυς
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:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ναυς (nafs) | νήες (níes) |
| genitive | νεώς (neós) | νεών (neón) |
| accusative | ναυν (navn) | ναυς (nafs) |
| vocative | ναυ (naf) | νήες (níes) |
Synonyms
[edit]- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “ship”)
References
[edit]- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)
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