Latin

Noun

cavea f ‎(genitive caveae); 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

First declension.

Synonyms

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

Descendants

References

• cavea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cavea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CAVEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cavea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• cavea in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• cavea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cavea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin