English

Noun

nef ‎(plural nefs)

1. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

See also

• navicula

French

Etymology

From Latin nāvis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛf/

Noun

nef f ‎(plural nefs)

1. (poetic) barque, boat
2. nave

Related terms

• navire

See also

• barque
• vaisseau

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

nef n ‎(genitive singular nefs, nominative plural nef)

1. nose
2. beak

Declension

Derived terms

• taka í nefið (to take snuff)
• fitja upp á nefið (to turn up one's nose)
• með nefið ofan í hvers manns koppi (nosy)
• stökkva upp á nef sér (to flare up, to get angry)
• neflaus
• hafa bein í nefinu

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French neuf.

Numeral

nef

1. (cardinal) nine

Adjective

nef

1. new

Middle French

Etymology

Latin navis.

Noun

nef f (plural nefs or nefz)

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Descendants

• French: nef (obsolete or poetic)

Old French

Etymology

Latin navis.

Noun

nef f ‎(oblique plural nes, nominative singular nef, nominative plural nes)

1. boat; ship; watercraft

Descendants

• French: nef (obsolete or poetic)

Volapük

Noun

nef ‎(plural nefs)

1. nephew
2. niece

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

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

Noun

nef f (plural nefoedd)

1. heaven

Synonyms

• nen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛ́ːʋ], [néːʋ], [néɪ̯ːʋ] (example of pronunciation)

Noun

nef n

1. beak, bill

Declension