cavea

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Inflection 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.2 References

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (beehive): alvārium, alveārium, alveus, alvus, apiārium, mellārium

[edit] References

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