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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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.

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

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Substantive of cavus (hollow, excavated, concave).

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Noun

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cavum n (genitive cavī); second declension

  1. a hollow, hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
  2. a cave, burrow, cavern
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Inflection
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative cavum cava
genitive cavī cavōrum
dative cavō cavīs
accusative cavum cava
ablative cavō cavīs
vocative cavum cava
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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cavum

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

References

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  • 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.
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