нау

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• науӕ (nawæ) (Digor)

Etymology

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

Noun

нау • (naw) (plural наутӕ)

1. (Iron) ship

   науы кӕттаг ― nawy kættag ― sail of the ship

   науы капитан ― nawy kapitan ― captain of the ship

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “нау”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir