нау

Ossetian

Alternative forms

науӕ (nawæ) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *náHuš (whence also Persian ‎ (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)

(Iron) ship
науы кӕттаг ― nawy kættag ― sail of the ship

науы капитан ― nawy kapitan ― captain of the ship

References

Абаев, В. И. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press
Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “нау”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”

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