nave
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrancesThe middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
» The nave is the central part of the church.
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4 sensesThe middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
Schiff
нефnɛf, кора́бльkoráblʹ, ладья́ladʹjá
нефnef, на́ваnáva
The ground-level middle cavity of a barn.
A hub of a wheel.
(obsolete)The navel.
- the central area of a church
Examples
4 sentencesThe nave is the central part of the church.
The lancet windows allow light to stream into the nave.
The nave, transept and aisles of the church have marble floors.
deDas Hauptschiff, das Querschiff und die Seitenschiffe der Kirche haben einen Marmorfußboden. — al_ex_an_der
Mr. Pye crossed the nave, and quitted the cathedral by the cloister door, followed by the choristers.
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Origin
Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source.Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source. Doublet of nef and nau.
From Middle English nave, from Old English nafu, from Proto-West Germanic *nabu, from Proto-Germanic *nabō (compare Dutch naaf, German Nabe, Swedish nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, hub”) (compare Latin umbō (“shield boss”), Latvian naba, Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya)).
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