cavo, cavare, cavavi, cavatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
hollow out, make concave/hollow; excavate; cut/pierce through; carve in relief;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cavo | cavamus |
| 2 | cavas | cavatis |
| 3 | cavat | cavant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | cavare |
| active | perfect | cavavisse |
| passive | present | cavari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cava | cavate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cavato | cavatote |
| 3 | cavato | cavanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cavare | cavamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cavator | — |
| 3 | cavator | cavantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavatus | cavati |
| Gen. | cavati | cavatorum |
| Dat. | cavato | — |
| Acc. | cavatum | cavatos |
| Voc. | cavate | cavati |
| Abl. | cavato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavata | cavatae |
| Gen. | cavatae | cavatarum |
| Dat. | cavatae | — |
| Acc. | cavatam | cavatas |
| Voc. | cavata | cavatae |
| Abl. | cavata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavatum | cavata |
| Gen. | cavati | cavatorum |
| Dat. | cavato | — |
| Acc. | cavatum | cavata |
| Voc. | cavatum | cavata |
| Abl. | cavato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavandus | — |
| Gen. | cavandi | — |
| Dat. | cavando | — |
| Acc. | cavandum | — |
| Voc. | cavande | — |
| Abl. | cavando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavanda | — |
| Gen. | cavandae | — |
| Dat. | cavandae | — |
| Acc. | cavandam | — |
| Voc. | cavanda | — |
| Abl. | cavanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavandum | — |
| Gen. | cavandi | — |
| Dat. | cavando | — |
| Acc. | cavandum | — |
| Voc. | cavandum | — |
| Abl. | cavando | — |
Supines
accusative: cavatum; ablative: cavatu
Examples
- T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PEN.Licet. MEN. Etiam nunc concede audacter ab leonino cavo. PEN. Eu edepol ne tu, ut ego opinor, esses..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...spoliis corpus vestire ferarum, sed nemora atque cavos montis silvasque colebant et frutices inter condebant squalida membra verbera..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...committunt, sonabunt; praecipuus tamen erit hiatus earum quae cavo aut patulo maxime ore efferuntur. XXXIV. E planior littera..." 
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...sola nitet flavis Nomadum decisa metallis purpura, sola cavo Phrygiae quam Synnados antro ipse cruentavit maculis lucentibus Attis..."- G
Liber II
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...timore postquam complevit locum,dolosa tuto condidit sese cavo:inde evagata noctu suspenso pede,ubi esca sese explevit..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...lumine Manes. ergo insperata deprensum luce repente inclusumque cavo saxo atque insueta rudentem desuper Alcides telis premit, omniaque..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...multa viri nequiquam inter se vulnera iactant, multa cavo lateri ingeminant et pectore vastos dant sonitus, erratque auris..." - P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...litora, dat signum specula Misenus ab alta aere cavo. invadunt socii et nova proelia temptant, obscenas pelagi ferro..."