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verbfirst conjugation

cavō

cavō (present infinitive cavāre, perfect active cavāvī, supine cavātum)
Classical[ˈka.woː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.vo]
cavātus perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to make hollow, hollow out, excavate
  2. to perforate, pierce

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cavōcavābamcavābōcavāvīcavāveramcavāverō
cavārō
2nd sg.cavāscavābāscavābiscavāvistī
cavāstī		cavāverās
cavārās		cavāveris
3rd sg.cavatcavābatcavābitcavāvitcavāverat
cavārat		cavāverit
cavārit
1st pl.cavāmuscavābāmuscavābimuscavāvimuscavāverāmuscavāverimus
cavārimus
2nd pl.cavātiscavābātiscavābitiscavāvistis
cavāstis		cavāverātis
cavārātis		cavāveritis
cavāritis
3rd pl.cavantcavābantcavābuntcavāvērunt
cavāvēre, cavārunt		cavāverant
cavārant		cavāverint
cavārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cavemcavāremcavāverim
cavārim		cavāvissem
cavāssem
2nd sg.cavēscavārēscavāverīscavāvissēs
cavāssēs
3rd sg.cavetcavāretcavāverit
cavārit		cavāvisset
cavāsset
1st pl.cavēmuscavārēmuscavāverīmus
cavārīmus		cavāvissēmus
cavāssēmus
2nd pl.cavētiscavārētiscavāverītis
cavārītis		cavāvissētis
cavāssētis
3rd pl.caventcavārentcavāverint
cavārint		cavāvissent
cavāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cavorcavābarcavābor
2nd sg.cavāris
cavāre		cavābāris
cavābāre		cavāberis
cavābere
3rd sg.cavāturcavābāturcavābitur
1st pl.cavāmurcavābāmurcavābimur
2nd pl.cavāminīcavābāminīcavābiminī
3rd pl.cavanturcavābanturcavābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cavercavārer
2nd sg.cavēris
cavēre		cavārēris
cavārēre
3rd sg.cavēturcavārētur
1st pl.cavēmurcavārēmur
2nd pl.cavēminīcavārēminī
3rd pl.caventurcavārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cavācavāre
pres. 2nd pl.cavātecavāminī
fut. 2nd sg.cavātōcavātor
fut. 3rd sg.cavātōcavātor
fut. 2nd pl.cavātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cavantōcavantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecavārecavārī
perfect infinitivecavāvisse
cavāsse		cavātum esse
future infinitivecavātūrum essecavātum īrī
present participlecavāns—
perfect participle—cavātus
cavāta, cavātā, cavātae, cavātam, cavātārum, cavātās, cavātī, cavātōrum, cavātōs
future participlecavātūrus
cavātūra, cavātūrā, cavātūrae, cavātūram, cavātūrārum, cavātūrās, cavātūre, cavātūrī, cavātūrīs, cavātūrō, cavātūrōrum, cavātūrōs, cavātūrum		cavandus
cavanda, cavandā, cavandae, cavandam, cavandārum, cavandās, cavande, cavandīs, cavandōrum, cavandōs
gerundcavandī, cavandō, cavandumsupinecavātum, cavātū

căvo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. cavus,
I. to make hollow, to hollow out, excavate (class., but not in Cic.; for in Leg. 2, 18, 45, dicato is the correct reading, B. and K.): stillicidi casus lapidem cavat, Lucr. 1, 313; cf. Ov. M. 4, 525: naves ex arboribus, Liv. 21, 26, 9: arbore lintres, Verg. G. 1, 262: buxum, id. ib. 2, 450: dentes cavantur tabe pituitae, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 70: luna cavans cornua (in waning), id. 8, 17, 23, § 63: parmam galeamque gladio, i. e. to pierce through, perforate, Ov. M. 12, 130: tegmina tuta cavant capitum, hollow out, poet. for round off, bend around, fabricate, Verg. A. 7, 632.—Hence, căvātus, a, um, P. a., hollowed, excavated, hollow: alni, Verg. G. 1, 136: cortices, id. ib. 2, 387: rupes, id. A. 3, 229: anfracta aurium, Varr. ap. Non. p. 193, 3: oculi, Lucr. 6, 1194 (with cava tempora): vallis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 20 Müll.: torrens alibi aliter, Liv. 44, 35, 17.—Comp.: sinus cavatior, Tert. adv. Herm. 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱowh₁ós?
  3. Proto-Italic*kawos
  4. Latincavō

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 From cavus (“hollow”) + -ō; related to Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄 (cave).

Descendants
  • Catalancavar
  • Italiancavare
  • Occitancavar
  • Portuguesecavar
  • Spanishcavar
  • Asturiancavar
  • Friuliangjavâ
  • Galiciancavar
  • Old Frenchchaver
  • Old Frenchchever

Quick answers

What does cavō mean in Latin?
cavō, a verb, means “to make hollow, hollow out, excavate; to perforate, pierce”.
What are the principal parts of cavō?
cavō, cavāre, cavāvī, cavātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce cavō?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.vo].
Where does cavō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? → Proto-Italic *kawos → Latin cavō.