English

Noun

cavum ‎(plural cava)

1. (anatomy) A cavity

Latin

Etymology

Substantive of cavus ‎(“hollow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈca.wum/

Noun

cavum n ‎(genitive cavī); second declension

1. a hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
2. a cave, burrow, cavern

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

Descendants

• English: cavum
• Italian: cavo
• Romanian: zgău
• Spanish: cavo

Adjective

cavum

1. nominative neuter singular of cavus
2. accusative masculine singular of cavus
3. accusative neuter singular of cavus
4. vocative neuter singular of cavus

References

• cavum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cavum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.