cavum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cavum.
Noun
cavum (plural cava)
- (anatomy) A cavity
Latin
Etymology
Substantive of cavus (“hollow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.wum/, [ˈka.wũ]
Noun
cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension
- a hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
- a cave, burrow, cavern
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cavum | cava |
| Genitive | cavī | cavōrum |
| Dative | cavō | cavīs |
| Accusative | cavum | cava |
| Ablative | cavō | cavīs |
| Vocative | cavum | cava |
Related terms
- cavātus
- caverna
- cavernātim
- cavernō
- cavernōsus
- cavernula
- cavitās
- cavō
- cavōsitas
- cavus
Descendants
- English: cavum
- Italian: cavo
- Romanian: zgău
- Spanish: cavo
Adjective
cavum
- nominative neuter singular of cavus
- accusative masculine singular of cavus
- accusative neuter singular of cavus
- vocative neuter singular of cavus
References
- cavum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cavum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette