cavamen

Latin

Etymology

From cavō (“I hollow out”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kaˈwaː.men/, [kaˈwaː.mẽ]

Noun

cavāmen n (genitive cavāminis); third declension

hollowing out
cavern, hollow

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cavāmen	cavāmina
genitive	cavāminis	cavāminum
dative	cavāminī	cavāminibus
accusative	cavāmen	cavāmina
ablative	cavāmine	cavāminibus
vocative	cavāmen	cavāmina

References

cavamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cavamen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
cavamen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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