stgavar

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) cavar
• (Surmiran) tgavar
• (Puter) chaver
• (Vallader) chavar

Etymology

From Latin cavō, cavāre (“make hollow, hollow out, excavate”) or excavō, excavāre (“hollow out, excavate”).

Verb

stgavar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to dig