cavum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cavum.

Noun

cavum (plural cava)

  1. (anatomy) A cavity

Latin

Etymology

Substantive of cavus (“hollow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension

  1. a hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
  2. 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

Descendants

Adjective

cavum

  1. nominative neuter singular of cavus
  2. accusative masculine singular of cavus
  3. accusative neuter singular of cavus
  4. 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
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