cavea

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Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

cavea (genitive caveae); f, first declension

  1. hollow, cavity
  2. cage, den, enclosure, stall, coop, beehive, birdcage
  3. the seats in a theatre
  4. the sockets of the eyes
  5. the roof of the mouth

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative cavea caveae
genitive caveae caveārum
dative caveae caveīs
accusative caveam caveās
ablative caveā caveīs
vocative cavea caveae

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References [edit]

  • cavea in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879