ναυς

See also: ναῦς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Italian nave, Persian ناو‎ (nâv).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nafs/

Noun

ναυς • (nafs) f (plural νήες)

(nautical, obsolete) ship (large water vessel)
(architecture) nave (part of a church)

Declension

declension of ναυς

	singular	plural
nominative	ναυς •	νήες •
genitive	νεώς •	νεών •
accusative	ναυν •	ναυσί •
vocative	ναυ •	νήες •

Synonyms

see: πλοίο n (ploío, “large ship”) for other types of vessel.

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