navire

Inherited from Middle French navire, from Old French navirie, variant of navilie, probably from Vulgar Latin *navilium (compare Old Occitan navili), alteration of Classical Latin navigium (whence also Old French navoi, navie).

• IPA^(key): /na.viʁ/

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navire m (plural navires)

1. ship

   Synonyms: bateau (“boat”), vaisseau (“ship”)

• “navire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• avenir, enivra

From Old French navirie, navilie.

navire m (plural navires)

1. ship

• nef

• French: navire