naviglio

Italian

Alternative forms

• navile, navilio (archaic, only in the sense of “vessel, ship”)

Etymology

From Latin nāvigium (with a change of suffix), or through a Late Vulgar Latin form *nāvilium (compare French navire (Old French navilie), Old Occitan navili). Doublet of navigio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈviʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -iʎʎo
• Hyphenation: na‧vì‧glio

Noun

naviglio m (plural navigli)

1. (nautical, uncommon) vessel, ship, boat

   Synonyms: nave, (archaic) navigio, vascello

2. (nautical) fleet

   Synonym: flotta

3. (nautical) waterway, canal

   Synonym: canale

Derived terms

• Naviglio del Brenta

Related terms

• nave
• navigare
• navigio

 

Further reading

• naviglio¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• naviglio² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• invoglia, olivagni, olivigna, vigilano, vigliano