cava
English
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.və/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːvə
Noun
editcava (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.və/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪvə
Noun
editDerived terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑv.ə/, /ˈkeɪ.və/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcava
Etymology 4
editNoun
editcava (countable and uncountable, plural cavas)
- Alternative form of kava
References
edit- “cava”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cava”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
editBasque
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcava inan
- Cava (wine)
Declension
editindefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | cava | cava | cavak |
ergative | cavak | cavak | cavek |
dative | cavari | cavari | cavei |
genitive | cavaren | cavaren | caven |
comitative | cavarekin | cavarekin | cavekin |
causative | cavarengatik | cavarengatik | cavengatik |
benefactive | cavarentzat | cavarentzat | caventzat |
instrumental | cavaz | cavaz | cavez |
inessive | cavatan | cavan | cavetan |
locative | cavatako | cavako | cavetako |
allative | cavatara | cavara | cavetara |
terminative | cavataraino | cavaraino | cavetaraino |
directive | cavatarantz | cavarantz | cavetarantz |
destinative | cavatarako | cavarako | cavetarako |
ablative | cavatatik | cavatik | cavetatik |
partitive | cavarik | — | — |
prolative | cavatzat | — | — |
Further reading
edit- “cava”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Catalan
editEtymology 1
editFrom Late Latin cava, from Latin cavus (“hollow, concave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcava f (plural caves)
Noun
editcava m (plural caves)
- cava (wine)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “cava” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cava”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cava” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cava” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcava
- inflection of cavar:
Dutch
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcava m (plural cava's, diminutive cavaatje n)
Fijian
editPronoun
editcava
Galician
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese cava (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): Back-formation from cavar.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcava f (plural cavas)
- (viticulture) digging, hoeing the ground
- mine, excavation
- Synonym: mina
- (archaic) basement
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cava”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cava”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caua”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cava”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cava”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cava”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcava
- inflection of cavar:
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editcava f sg
Etymology 2
editFrom Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.
Noun
editcava f (plural cave)
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editVerb
editcava
- inflection of cavare:
Anagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- cava: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.u̯a/, [ˈkäu̯ä]
- cava: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.va/, [ˈkäːvä]
- cavā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.u̯aː/, [ˈkäu̯äː]
- cavā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.va/, [ˈkäːvä]
Etymology 1
editSee cavus.
Adjective
editcava
- inflection of cavus:
cavā
Etymology 2
editNominalization of cavus, likely by reinterpretation of the plural of the neuter noun cavum as a feminine singular form.
Noun
editcava f (genitive cavae); first declension
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cava | cavae |
Genitive | cavae | cavārum |
Dative | cavae | cavīs |
Accusative | cavam | cavās |
Ablative | cavā | cavīs |
Vocative | cava | cavae |
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editSee cavum.
Noun
editcava n
Etymology 4
editVerb
editcavā
References
edit- cava in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Occitan
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editcava f (plural cavas)
Further reading
edit- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 44.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Etymology 1
editEither deverbal from cavar, or from Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.
Noun
editcava f (plural cavas)
- armhole (hole for the arm in clothing)
- pit (hole dug in the ground)
- Ellipsis of veia cava (“large vein”).
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcava
- inflection of cavar:
Etymology 3
editAdjective
editcava
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editDerived regressively from the verb cavar.
Noun
editcava f (plural cavas)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.
Noun
editcava f (plural cavas)
- cave or cellar where certain kinds of wines are processed
- in a palace, a dependency where the water and wine drunk by royalty is looked after
Noun
editcava m (plural cavas)
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editcava
- inflection of cavar:
Etymology 4
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editcava f
Further reading
edit- “cava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
edit- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɑːvə
- Rhymes:English/ɑːvə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English ellipses
- Rhymes:English/eɪvə
- Rhymes:English/eɪvə/2 syllables
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Anatomy
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on
- English heteronyms
- en:Wines
- Basque terms derived from Catalan
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/aba
- Rhymes:Basque/aba/2 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque terms spelled with C
- Basque terms spelled with V
- Basque inanimate nouns
- eu:Wine
- Catalan terms derived from Late Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns ending in -a
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan non-lemma forms
- Catalan verb forms
- ca:Rooms
- ca:Wine
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːvaː
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːvaː/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian pronouns
- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician back-formations
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- gl:Horticulture
- gl:Wine
- Galician terms with archaic senses
- Galician non-lemma forms
- Galician verb forms
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ava
- Rhymes:Italian/ava/2 syllables
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian adjective forms
- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian verb forms
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin adjective forms
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Late Latin
- Latin noun forms
- Latin verb forms
- Occitan terms with audio links
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
- Occitan feminine nouns
- Occitan countable nouns
- oc:Rooms
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/avɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/avɐ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/abɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/abɐ/2 syllables
- Portuguese deverbals
- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese ellipses
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- Portuguese adjective forms
- pt:Clothing
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Spanish/aba
- Rhymes:Spanish/aba/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish nouns with irregular gender
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish adjective forms