Dictionary formnavis, navis(feminine)
Translation
ship
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | navis | naves |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | navis | naves |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | navem | naves |
| Genitiveof | navis | navium |
| Dativeto, for | navi | navibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | nave | navibus |
Examples
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The ship is in the harbour.
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He sent ships to the island.
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He went out of the ship onto land.
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There were many ships at sea.
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They crossed the river by boat.
, is a third declension feminine noun and an i-stem, which shows up in two places: the genitive plural is , not navum, and the accusative plural can be as well as . The ablative singular is or , both correct and both common.
Roman ships come in types worth knowing when you read history: is a warship, long and narrow and built for oars, and oneraria is a merchantman, broad and sail-driven. The root gives "sailor", nauticus, navigo "to sail", and naufragium "shipwreck"; Greek naus is the same ancient word, and English "navy", "naval", "navigate" and "nausea" (seasickness, from the Greek) all come out of it. French nef and Spanish descend directly.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 12: navis, numquam, ideo and 11 more words.