navio

Meaning

ship (large water vessel)

Hyphenated as

na‧vi‧o

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/naˈvi.u/

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.

Sentences

Chegaram finalmente ao porto onde o navio esperava por eles .

They finally arrived at the port where the ship was waiting for them.

Levante a vela e leve o navio para o norte .

Raise the sail and take the ship north.

Ele dirigiu-se em um navio chamado Bibavica.

He headed off on a ship called the Bibavica.