cavate

Dictionary entries

• cavo, cavare, cavavi, cavatus:

  Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Technical

  = hollow out, make concave/hollow; excavate; cut/pierce through; carve in relief;

  Entry →

  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.

  pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd
• cavatus, cavata -um, cavatior -or -us, cavatissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Lewis & Short

  = hollow, hollow in form; hollowed out, excavated; forming a cave;

  Entry →

  voc. sg. (m.)