cavum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavum (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cavum (plural cava)

  1. (anatomy) A recess or hollow.
    1. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
    2. The nasal cavity.
  2. (meteorology) A fallstreak hole.

References[edit]

  • “cavum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Substantive of cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension

  1. a hollow, hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
  2. a cave, burrow, cavern
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Inflection[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cavum cava
Genitive cavī cavōrum
Dative cavō cavīs
Accusative cavum cava
Ablative cavō cavīs
Vocative cavum cava
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Descendants of cavum in other languages
  • → English: cavum
  • → Italian: cavo
  • Romanian: zgău
  • → Spanish: cavo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

cavum

  1. inflection of cavus:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

References[edit]

  • “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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