concavus

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ cavus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ka.u̯us/, [ˈkɔŋkäu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ka.vus/, [ˈkɔŋkävus]

Adjective

concavus (feminine concava, neuter concavum); first/second-declension adjective

1. concave, hollow

   Antonym: convexus

2. vaulted, arched

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	concavus	concava	concavum		concavī	concavae	concava
Genitive	concavī	concavae	concavī		concavōrum	concavārum	concavōrum
Dative	concavō		concavō		concavīs
Accusative	concavum	concavam	concavum		concavōs	concavās	concava
Ablative	concavō	concavā	concavō		concavīs
Vocative	concave	concava	concavum		concavī	concavae	concava

Derived terms

• concavitās
• concavō

Descendants

• Catalan: còncau
• English: concave
• French: concave
• Galician: cóncavo
• German: konkav
• Italian: concavo
• Portuguese: côncavo
• Romanian: concav
• Spanish: cóncavo

References

• “concavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “concavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.