Nava
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Naba
Etymology
[edit]From Spanish, Catalan and Asturian-Leonese surname, from several placenames derived from nava (“plain, treeless plateau”), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably Basque naba (“plain, valley”). See Navarra.
Proper noun
[edit]Nava (plural Navas)
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.
- Forebears
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Nava m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Said to be of Celtic origin and meaning "wild river."[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.u̯a/, [ˈnäːu̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.va/, [ˈnäːvä]
Proper noun
[edit]Nāva m sg (genitive Nāvae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Nāva |
Genitive | Nāvae |
Dative | Nāvae |
Accusative | Nāvam |
Ablative | Nāvā |
Vocative | Nāva |
References
[edit]- “Nava”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nava in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nava”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Esser, A. (2022). The Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Book. United States: Liturgical Press, p. 151
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