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cava.

hollow; cage (Ecc);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈka.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va][ˈka.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va]
  1. a hollow, hole, cave, pit, cavern

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Nominalization of cavus, likely by reinterpretation of the plural of the neuter noun cavum as a feminine singular form.

noun/ˈkaβa/
  1. species of crow, jackdaw, jay, rook

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · declension-1 · feminine · reconstruction
  2. barn-owl, owl

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · declension-1 · feminine · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Frankish *kawa (“chough, jackdaw”). Likely influenced by or a confluence with a Gaulish *kawā, from Proto-Celtic *kawannos (“owl”).

adj[ˈka.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va][ˈka.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va]
  1. inflection of cavus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of cavus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See cavus.

adj[ˈka.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va][ˈka.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va]
  1. ablative feminine singular of cavus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See cavus.

noun[ˈka.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va][ˈka.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va]
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cavum

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See cavum.

verb[ˈka.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va][ˈka.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.va]
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of cavō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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