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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Italian nave, Persian ناو (nâv).
Pronunciation
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:
Declension of ναυς
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ναυς (nafs)
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νήες (níes)
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| genitive
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νεώς (neós)
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νεών (neón)
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| accusative
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ναυν (navn)
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ναυς (nafs)
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| vocative
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ναυ (naf)
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νήες (níes)
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Synonyms
- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “ship”)
References