Reconstruction:Latin/cava
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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- *cāva, *cawa, *cāwa
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Frankish *kawa (“chough, jackdaw”).[1] Likely influenced by or a confluence with a Gaulish *kawā, from Proto-Celtic *kawannos (“owl”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*cava f (oblique *cavam); first declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ˈkaβa/ | */ˈkaβas/ |
| oblique | */ˈkaβa/ | */ˈkaβas/ |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Greimas, A.J. (1969) “choe, chave”, in Dictionnaire de l'ancien francais jusq'uau milieu du XIVe siècle (in French), Paris: Larousse, page 113: “francique *kawa”
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=bYMcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187
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- French terms with quotations
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