caulae

Latin

Etymology

Possibly for *cavila, from cavus or from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“to enclose”).

Noun

caulae f pl (genitive caulārum); first declension

  1. railing(s)
  2. sheepfold
  3. hole, aperture

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
nominative caulae
genitive caulārum
dative caulīs
accusative caulās
ablative caulīs
vocative caulae

References

  • caulae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caulae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caulae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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