cavum, cavi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening; cave, burrow; enclosed space; aperture;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cavum | cava |
| Gen. | cavi | cavorum |
| Dat. | cavo | cavis |
| Acc. | cavum | cava |
| Voc. | cavum | cava |
| Abl. | cavo | cavis |
Examples
- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quae antecesserunt: nam cum Aeolus a lunone rogatus "cavum conversa cuspide montem impulit in latus, et venti velut..." - M
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...artus et nudata ossa et abrepta cute intus cavum pectus, nunc occurrunt effusa praecordia et lividae carnes..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pius Aeneas hastam iacit; illa per orbem aere cavum triplici, per linea terga tribusque transiit intextum tauris opus..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...divom, nimborumque facis tempestatumque potentem.' Haec ubi dicta, cavum conversa cuspide montem impulit in latus: ac venti, velut..."