nava

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation 1 ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.wa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.va] ===== Adjective ===== nāva inflection of nāvus (“active; busy; diligent”): nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Pronunciation 2 ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.va] ===== Adjective ===== nāvā ablative feminine singular of nāvus (“active; busy; diligent”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.waː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.va] ==== Verb ==== nāvā second-person singular present active imperative of nāvō === References === "nava", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “nava”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “nava”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === navene === Noun === nava n definite plural of nav == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === nava n definite plural of nav == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit नव (náva). === Numeral === nava nine ==== Declension ==== Optionally indeclinable. == Romanian == === Noun === nava definite nominative/accusative singular of navă == Slavomolisano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian nave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nâːvḁ/ === Noun === nava f ship ==== Declension ==== === References === Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication). == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown; likely from a pre-Roman substrate, cf. Basque naba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaba/ [ˈna.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: na‧va === Noun === nava f a meadow located in a mountain valley, a water meadow === Further reading === “nava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025