Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
ναύτης
sailor; seaman
Transliteration: nautes
Dictionary forms: ναύτης, ναύτω
Inflection: first declension
Meaning and definitions
- sailor; seaman
- companion at sea
Connected roots
- naut-
sailor, ship
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- astronaut
a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- cosmonaut
An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| ναύτης | nom. sg. |
| ναῦται | nom. pl. |
| ναύτου | gen. sg. |
| ναυτῶν | gen. pl. |
| ναύτῃ | dat. sg. |
| ναύταις | dat. pl. |
| ναύτην | acc. sg. |
| ναύτᾱς | acc. pl. |
| ναῦτᾰ | voc. sg. |
| ναῦται | voc. pl. |
| ναύτᾱο | gen. sg. |
| ναύτεω | gen. sg. |
| ναύτω | gen. sg. |
| ναυτᾱ́ων | gen. pl. |
| ναυτέων | gen. pl. |
| ναύτῃσῐ | dat. pl. |
| ναύτῃσῐν | dat. pl. |
| ναύτῃς | dat. pl. |
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