LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cavāmen

cavāmen n (genitive cavāminis)
Classical[kaˈwaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[kaˈvaː.men]

Meaning

  1. hollowing out
  2. cavern, hollow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecavāmencavāmina
genitivecavāminiscavāminum
dativecavāminīcavāminibus
accusativecavāmencavāmina
ablativecavāminecavāminibus
vocativecavāmencavāmina

căvāmen, ĭnis, n. cavo.
I. A hollowing out: temonis, Amm. 23, 4, 2.—
II. A cavern, hollow, Sol. 9, § 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cavō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin cavāmen From cavō (“to hollow out”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does cavāmen mean in Latin?
cavāmen, a noun, means “hollowing out; cavern, hollow”.
What is the genitive of cavāmen?
The genitive singular is cavāminis. cavāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cavāmen?
In classical Latin, [kaˈwaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈvaː.men].