navy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”). Displaced native Old English sċiphere (literally “ship army”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneɪvi/ Rhymes: -eɪvi === Noun === navy (countable and uncountable, plural navies) (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel. (countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force. (archaic, countable) Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both. Synonym: (archaic) marine (countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue. ==== Derived terms ==== (fleet of any particular nationality): merchant navy ==== Related terms ==== fleet ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === navy (comparative more navy, superlative most navy) Having the dark blue colour of navy blue. (military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English navy. See also the related navío. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneibi/ [ˈnei̯.β̞i] Rhymes: -eibi === Noun === navy m (uncountable) navy (marine forces) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.