English edit

Etymology edit

cava +‎ -al

Adjective edit

caval (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the vena cava.

Derived terms edit

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Dalmatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse).

Noun edit

caval m

  1. horse
    • Matteo Bartoli, Il Dalmatico :
      el caval cuar per la cal
      the horse runs through the street

Istriot edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse).

Noun edit

caval m

  1. horse

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Old Occitan caval, from Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Limousin) [tʃaˈvɑʷ][1]
  • IPA(key): (Auvergnat) [tsaˈvo]
  • IPA(key): (Gascon) [ʃiˈβau̯], [kaˈβaʎ], [kaˈβatʃ][2]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (West Languedocien) [kaˈβal]
  • (file)

Noun edit

caval m (plural cavals)

  1. horse

Related terms edit

References edit

  • ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 269: “cheval.. aux” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
  • Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
  • Oliviéri, Michèle & Sauzet, Patrick. 2016. Southern Gallo-Romance (Occitan). In Ledgeway, Adam & Maiden, Martin (eds.), The Oxford guide to the Romance languages, 319–349. Oxford University Press.
  1. ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the Auvergnat pronunciation.
  2. ^ First variant per Müller (2011: 43) and Oliviéri & Sauzet (2016: 325), the latter pointing out that it is a borrowing of French cheval. Other two variants per the ALF, which also shows the first variant.

Old Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of Gaulish origin.

Noun edit

caval m (oblique plural cavals, nominative singular cavals, nominative plural caval)

  1. horse

Descendants edit

  • Occitan: caval

Romagnol edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [kɐˈvaɐ̯l]
  • (Southeastern Romagnol):

Noun edit

caval m (plural cavël)

  1. horse

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوال (kaval).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

caval n (plural cavale)

  1. flute

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