cavum

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cavum (“a hollow, hole”). Doublet of cave and cavus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑv.əm/, /ˈkeɪ.vəm/

Noun

cavum (plural cava)

1. (anatomy) A recess or hollow.
   1. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
   2. The nasal cavity.
2. (meteorology) A fallstreak hole.

References

• “cavum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.u̯um/, [ˈkäu̯ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vum/, [ˈkäːvum]

Etymology 1

Substantive of cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

Alternative forms

• cavus

Noun

cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension

1. a hollow, hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
2. a cave, burrow, cavern

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cavum	cava
Genitive	cavī	cavōrum
Dative	cavō	cavīs
Accusative	cavum	cava
Ablative	cavō	cavīs
Vocative	cavum	cava

Related terms

• caverna
• cavernula
• cavernātim
• cavernō
• cavernōsus
• cavitās
• cavus
• cavātus
• cavō
• cavōsitas

 

Descendants

Descendants of cavum in other languages

• → English: cavum
• → Italian: cavo
• Romanian: zgău
• → Spanish: cavo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

cavum

1. inflection of cavus:
   1. accusative masculine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

References

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