Nava
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View of the river
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Naba
Etymology
From Spanish, Catalan and Asturian-Leonese surname, from several placenames derived from nava (“plain, treeless plateau”), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably Basque naba (“plain, valley”). See Navarra.
Proper noun
Nava (plural Navas)
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.
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Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Nava m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Said to be of Celtic origin and meaning "wild river."[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.u̯a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.va/,
Proper noun
Nāva m sg (genitive Nāvae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nāva |
| Genitive | Nāvae |
| Dative | Nāvae |
| Accusative | Nāvam |
| Ablative | Nāvā |
| Vocative | Nāva |
References
- “Nava”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nava in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nava”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Esser, A. (2022). The Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Book. United States: Liturgical Press, p. 151