nafu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nabō. Cognate with Middle Dutch nave (Dutch naaf), Old High German naba (German Nabe), West Old Norse nof (Icelandic nöf, Swedish nav).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.fu/, [ˈnɑ.vu]

Noun

nafu f

  1. nave (of wheel), hub

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nafu nafa, nafe
accusative nafe nafa, nafe
genitive nafe nafa
dative nafe nafum

Descendants

  • Middle English: nave, nawe, naf, naff, naffe (Northern)
    • English: nave
    • Scots: naff
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