нау

Alternative forms

• науӕ (nawæ) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us, whence also Persian ناو‎ (nāv, “boat; channel”), Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin navis and Armenian նավ (nav).

Noun

нау • (naw) (plural наутӕ)

1. (Iron dialect) ship

   науы кӕттаг ― nawy kættag ― sail of the ship

   науы капитан ― nawy kapitan ― captain of the ship

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences
• Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “нау”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”