navy
Having the dark blue colour of navy blueHaving the dark blue colour of navy blue.
» My father was in the navy.
Mein Vater war in der Marine.
Мой отец служил во флоте.
Отец служил во флоте.
Мій батько служив у флоті.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving the dark blue colour of navy blue.
marineblau
тёмно-си́нийtjómno-sínij
темно-синійtemno-synij, си́нійsýnij
Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
флотськийflotsʹkyj
Examples
113 sentencesMy father was in the navy.
Мій батько служив у флоті. — deniko
ruМой отец служил во флоте. — Wezel
deMein Vater war in der Marine. — raggione
I joined the navy.
Я вступив на службу до флоту. — deniko
ruЯ поступил на службу во флот. — odexed
deIch trat in die Marine ein. — Yorwba
Tom wanted to join the navy.
deTom wollte zur Marine. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom plans to stay in the navy.
Mary was wearing a navy blue dress.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia <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”). By surface analysis, Latin nav- + -y.
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Forms
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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