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navis.

ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnaː.wɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈnaː.vis]

  1. ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural

    declension-3

  2. nave (middle or body of a church)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin nāvis From Proto-Italic *naus ~ *nāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us, cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Armenian նավ (nav, “ship or boat”), Persian ناو (nâv), and Sanskrit नौ (nau, “ship”).

adj[ˈnaː.wiːs]Classical-Latin[ˈnaː.vis]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of nāvus (“active; busy; diligent”)

    ablative · dative · feminine · form-of · masculine · neuter · plural
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