Latin edit

Etymology edit

From caverna (cavern, grotto) +‎ .

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Verb edit

cavernō (present infinitive cavernāre, perfect active cavernāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to make hollow

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of cavernō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cavernō cavernās cavernat cavernāmus cavernātis cavernant
imperfect cavernābam cavernābās cavernābat cavernābāmus cavernābātis cavernābant
future cavernābō cavernābis cavernābit cavernābimus cavernābitis cavernābunt
perfect cavernāvī cavernāvistī cavernāvit cavernāvimus cavernāvistis cavernāvērunt,
cavernāvēre
pluperfect cavernāveram cavernāverās cavernāverat cavernāverāmus cavernāverātis cavernāverant
future perfect cavernāverō cavernāveris cavernāverit cavernāverimus cavernāveritis cavernāverint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cavernem cavernēs cavernet cavernēmus cavernētis cavernent
imperfect cavernārem cavernārēs cavernāret cavernārēmus cavernārētis cavernārent
perfect cavernāverim cavernāverīs cavernāverit cavernāverīmus cavernāverītis cavernāverint
pluperfect cavernāvissem cavernāvissēs cavernāvisset cavernāvissēmus cavernāvissētis cavernāvissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cavernā cavernāte
future cavernātō cavernātō cavernātōte cavernantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cavernāre cavernāvisse
participles cavernāns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cavernandī cavernandō cavernandum cavernandō

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References edit

  • caverno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caverno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Noun edit

caverno f

  1. vocative singular of cavernă