nev

nev

See also: név, Nev, and Nev.

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from French nef, from Latin nāvis (“ship”).

Noun

nev f

1. (architecture) nave

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

nev m (plural nevow)

1. heaven

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nef, from Proto-Germanic *nabją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːv/
• Rhymes: -eːv

Noun

nev n (genitive singular nevs, plural nev)

1. a bill, a beak (bird's beak)
2. (archaic, biology) nose
3. (aviation) nose (e.g. of an aeroplane).
4. point (of a hook)
5. a small ness

Declension

Declension of nev
n22	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nev	nevið	nev	nevini
accusative	nev	nevið	nev	nevini
dative	nevi	nevinum	nevjum, nevum	nevjunum, nevunum
genitive	nevs	nevsins	nevja	nevjanna

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Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

Noun

nev f

1. (Sutsilvan) snow

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) naiv
• (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiv

Etymology 2

From Latin nāvis.

Noun

nev f (plural nevs)

1. (Puter) ship

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) nav