nave

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: nāv, IPA(key): /neɪv/ Rhymes: -eɪv Homophone: knave === Etymology 1 === Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source. Doublet of nef and nau. ==== Noun ==== nave (plural naves) (architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. (architecture) The ground-level middle cavity of a barn. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English nave, from Old English nafu, from Proto-West Germanic *nabu, from Proto-Germanic *nabō (compare Dutch naaf, German Nabe, Swedish nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, hub”) (compare Latin umbō (“shield boss”), Latvian naba, Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya)). ==== Noun ==== nave (plural naves) A hub of a wheel. (obsolete) The navel. ===== Related terms ===== navel ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === nave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === e-van, Neva, Vane, neva, vane, Evan, Aven, aven, Vena, vena == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin nāvis, nāvem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnabe/ [ˈna.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: na‧ve === Noun === nave f (plural naves) ship industrial building == Aulua == === Noun === nave water (Can we date this quote?) Martin Pavior-Smith, Exploring self-concept and narrator characterisation in Aulua (nave): === Further reading === Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976) (na-βʷe); ABVD 1 (na-fe), 2 (na-ve), 3 (na-ve) == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nave, from Latin nāvis, nāvem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnabe/ [ˈna.β̞ɪ] Rhymes: -abe Hyphenation: na‧ve === Noun === nave f (plural naves) ship (watercraft or airship) (architecture) nave ==== Related terms ==== navegar === Further reading === “nave”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “nave”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Interlingua == === Noun === nave (plural naves) ship == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin nāvem, from Proto-Italic *naus ~ *nāwis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us, derived from the root *(s)neh₂- (“to swim, float”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.ve/ Rhymes: -ave Hyphenation: nà‧ve === Noun === nave f (plural navi) ship ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nausea nautica navale navigare naviglio ==== Descendants ==== → Slavomolisano: nava === Anagrams === Neva, vane, vena == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish naf, naue, from Latin nāvem, nāvis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with English nave, navigate, and navy. === Noun === nave f (Hebrew spelling נאב׳י) (nautical) ship (a water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat) Synonyms: barko, navío, vapor === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.ve] === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== nāve ablative singular of nāvis (“ship”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== nāve vocative masculine singular of nāvus (“active; busy; diligent”) === References === “nave”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nave”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nave”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nawe naf, naff, naffe (Northern) === Etymology === From Old English nafu, from Proto-West Germanic *nabu, from Proto-Germanic *nabō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːv(ə)/ (Northern) IPA(key): /naf/ === Noun === nave (plural naves) nave (hub of a wheel) ==== Related terms ==== nauger navel ==== Descendants ==== English: nave Scots: naff ==== References ==== “nāve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnave/ === Verb === nave inflection of navvit: present indicative connegative second-person singular imperative imperative connegative == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nave, from Latin nāvis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Doublet of nau. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Hyphenation: na‧ve === Noun === nave f (plural naves) ship Synonyms: barco, navio (architecture) nave, aisle (Brazil, slang) car (colloquial, usually in science fiction) ellipsis of nave espacial (“spaceship”) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Scots == === Etymology === From Old Norse hnefi. === Noun === nave (plural naves) (Orkney) a clenched fist or a handful ah'll cheust tak a nave-fil ― I'll just take a handful He wis rorrin' and shaftin' his nave ― he was shouting and shaking his fist == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish naf, naue, from Latin nāvem, nāvis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with English nave, navigate, and navy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnabe/ [ˈna.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: na‧ve === Noun === nave f (plural naves) ship, vessel (with a concave hull) Synonyms: bajel, barco, buque, navío, nao ellipsis of nave espacial (“craft, spaceship, spacecraft”) or nave estelar (“starship”) (architecture, religion) nave, aisle ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nave”, 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