ναῦς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *nau-, cognate with Latin nāvis and Sanskrit (nāus, “ship”). The earliest attested reference to the word is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀙𐀄𐀈𐀗 (na-u-do-mo, “shipbuilders”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /na͜á͜ʊs/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /naːws/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /naβs/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /navs/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /navs/
Noun
ναῦς (genitive νεώς) f, third declension; (naus)
- a ship
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ναῦς | νῆε | νῆες |
| Genitive | νεώς | νεοῖν | νεῶν |
| Dative | νηΐ | νεοῖν | ναυσί(ν) |
| Accusative | ναῦν | νῆε | ναῦς |
| Vocative | ναῦ | νῆε | νῆες |
Descendants
- Greek: ναυς
References
- ναῦς in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940