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
- T
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."
