cavatis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →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;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.pl. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →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;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...denique tempus conpressae nares, nasi primoris acumen tenve, cavati oculi, cava tempora, frigida pellis duraque in ore, iacens..."Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...violaria fontem. Ipsa autem, seu corticibus tibi suta cavatis, seu lento fuerint alvaria vimine texta, angustos habeant aditus..."Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...quis templum ambibatur, egregium propugnaculum. Fons perennis aquae, cavati sub terra montes et piscinae cisternaeque servandis imbribus. Providerant..."
