Νάβα
nava, boat
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Jul 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Among Romans [sc. this is the name for] the ferry-boat.1 In many [instances] the Roman word appears to differ little from the Greek: for naus and naba [are] similar.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νάβα· παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις τὸ πορθμεῖον. φαίνεται δὲ ἐν πολλοῖς μὴ διεστῶσα τῆς Ἑλλάδος φωνῆς ἡ Ῥωμαϊκή· ναῦς γὰρ καὶ νάβα ἐγγύς.
Betacode
*na/ba: para\ *(rwmai/ois to\ porqmei=on. fai/netai de\ e)n polloi=s mh\ diestw=sa th=s *(ella/dos fwnh=s h( *(rwmai+kh/: nau=s ga\r kai\ na/ba e)ggu/s.
Notes (1)
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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; raised status — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; tweaks — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth