Reconstruction:Latin/cavula

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From cava (“pit, hollow”) +‎ -ula (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡau̯rə/

Noun

*cavula f (Proto-Balkan-Romance)

1. hole

Declension

	singular	plural
nomin./accus.	*/ˈɡau̯rə/	*/ˈɡau̯ri/
genitive/dative	*/ˈɡau̯ri/	*/ˈɡau̯ri/

Descendants

• Aromanian: gavrã
• Megleno-Romanian: gaură
• Romanian: gaură

References

• gaură in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)