navio

See also: navío

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese navio, from Latin nāvigium (“vessel; boat”), from nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Galician and Spanish navío.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈvi.u/, /naˈviw/ [naˈviʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈvi.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈvi.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈbi.u/ [nɐˈβi.u]

• Rhymes: -iu
• Hyphenation: na‧vi‧o

Noun

navio m (plural navios)

1. ship (large water vessel)

   Synonyms: barco, embarcação, nau, nave

Derived terms

• a ver navios
• navio de linha
• navio negreiro
• navio petroleiro
• navio de cruzeiro

Related terms

• nave
• navegação
• navegar