ναυς

See also: ναῦς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Italian nave, Persian ناو‎ (nâv).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nafs/

Noun

ναυς • (nafs) f (plural νήες) (archaic, obsolete)

  1. (nautical) ship (large water vessel)
  2. (architecture) nave (part of a church)

Declension
declension of ναυς
singular plural
nominative ναυς • νήες •
genitive νεώς • νεών •
accusative ναυν • ναυσί •
vocative ναυ • νήες •

Synonyms
  • see: πλοίο n (ploío, “large ship”) for other types of vessel.
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