caven

See also: Caven

Catalan

Verb

caven

1. third-person plural present indicative of cavar

Galician

Verb

caven

1. inflection of cavar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cave, kaven

Etymology

Either a borrowing from Latin cavō or formed anew from cave (“cave”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːvən/

Verb

caven

1. (rare) To hollow out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of caven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) caven, cave
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	cave	caved
2nd-person singular	cavest	cavedest
3rd-person singular	caveth	caved
subjunctive singular	cave
imperative singular		—
plural1	caven, cave	caveden, cavede
imperative plural	caveth, cave	—
participles	cavynge, cavende	caved, ycaved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: cave

References

• “cāven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

caven

1. inflection of cavar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative