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nave.

ship, vessel (with a concave hull)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnabe/[ˈna.β̞e]
  1. ship, vessel (with a concave hull)

    feminine
  2. ellipsis of nave espacial (“craft, spaceship, spacecraft”) or nave estelar (“starship”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
  3. nave, aisle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish naf, naue, from Latin nāvem, nāvis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with English nave, navigate, and navy.

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