ναυς
See also: ναῦς
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νᾱῦς (nāûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Italian nave, Persian ناو (nâv).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nafs/
Noun
ναυς • (nafs) f (plural νήες) (archaic, obsolete)
- (nautical, historical, archaic) an ancient ship
- (architecture, figuratively) nave (part of a church)[1]
Declension
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
- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “ship”)
References
- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) [1936–1950], Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Méga lexikón hólēs tês Hellēnikês glṓssēs, Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Katharevousa), 2nd edition (in 15 volumes), Athens: Hellenic Paideia (abbreviations - of authors)