English Online Dictionary. What means navy? What does navy mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”).
Displaced native Old English sċiphere (literally “ship army”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɪvi/
- Rhymes: -eɪvi
Noun
navy (countable and uncountable, plural navies)
- (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
- (countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
- (archaic, countable) Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both.
- Synonym: (archaic) marine
- (countable and uncountable) A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.
Derived terms
- (fleet of any particular nationality): merchant navy
Related terms
- fleet
Translations
Adjective
navy (comparative more navy, superlative most navy)
- Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.
- (military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
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Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English navy. See also the related navío.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneibi/ [ˈnei̯.β̞i]
- Rhymes: -eibi
Noun
navy m (uncountable)
- navy (marine forces)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.