cavilla

Italian

Verb

cavilla

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cavillare
  2. second-person singular imperative of cavillare

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

  • cavillum

Etymology

From cavus (“hollow”), used figuratively as "hollow speech".[1] Not related to calvor.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈwil.la/, [kaˈwɪl.la]

Noun

cavilla f (genitive cavillae); first declension

  1. jeering, raillery, scoffing

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cavilla cavillae
genitive cavillae cavillārum
dative cavillae cavillīs
accusative cavillam cavillās
ablative cavillā cavillīs
vocative cavilla cavillae

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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