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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

nave.

ship

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈna.vi/Brazil/ˈna.vɨ/Portugal/ˈna.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈna.βɨ]Northern, Portugal

  1. ship

    feminine

  2. nave, aisle

    feminine

  3. car

    Brazil · feminine · slang

  4. ellipsis of nave espacial (“spaceship”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · feminine · regional
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nave, from Latin nāvis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Doublet of nau.

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