nāvis is （acc. vem or vim; abl. vī or ve), f
NA-,
a ship
: naves longae,
ships of war
, L.: onerariae,
transports
, L.: praetoria,
the admiral's
, L.: constratae,
decked
, L.: tectae naves et leviores apertae,
without a deck
, L.: auri an paleae,
laden with gold or chaff
: navim ascendere, S.: adornare, Cs.: deducere,
launch
, Cs.: terrae adplicare navīs,
L.: subducere in aridum, Cs.:
agere,
work
, H.: mercibus implere, Iu.:
solvere,
set sail
, Cs.: cum ad villam navis appelleretur,
landed
: navem is fregit,
was shipwrecked
, T.: qui navem gubernassem: in navibus vehi:
navium tutela,
the image of a deity as guardian
(at the stern), O.: puppis rostro Phrygios
subiuncta leones (the image at the prow gave the name to the vessel),
V.: dura navis, Dura fugae mala,
hardships of the sea
, H.— Prov.: navibus atque Quadrigis petimus bene vivere,
i. e.
with might and main
, H.—As the name of a constellation, Navis Argolica, or
simply Navis,
the ship Argo
.—Fig., of a state or community,
a ship
: una navis est iam bonorum omnium: rei p.: O
navis, referent in mare te novi Fluctūs! H.
