cavum

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension

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

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
Descendants
Descendants of cavum in other languages
  • → English: cavum
  • → Italian: cavo
  • Romanian: zgău
  • → Spanish: cavo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

cavum

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

References
  • “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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