nev

See also: név, Nev, and Nev.

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from French nef, from Latin nāvis (“ship”).

Noun

nev f

  1. (architecture) nave

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

nev m (plural nevow)

  1. heaven

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nef, from Proto-Germanic *nabją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /neːv/
  • Rhymes: -eːv

Noun

nev n (genitive singular nevs, plural nev)

  1. a bill, a beak (bird's beak)
  2. (archaic, biology) nose
  3. (aviation) nose (e.g. of an aeroplane).
  4. point (of a hook)
  5. a small ness

Declension
Declension of nev
n22 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nev nevið nev nevini
accusative nev nevið nev nevini
dative nevi nevinum nevjum, nevum nevjunum, nevunum
genitive nevs nevsins nevja nevjanna

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

nev f

  1. (Sutsilvan) snow
Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) naiv
  • (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiv

Etymology 2

From Latin nāvis.

Noun

nev f (plural nevs)

  1. (Puter) ship
Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) nav
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