noun · femininefirst declension
cavilla
cavilla f (genitive cavillae)
Classical[kaˈwɪl.la]Ecclesiastical[kaˈvil.la]
Meaning
- femininejeering, raillery, scoffing
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cavilla | cavillae |
| genitive | cavillae | cavillārum |
| dative | cavillae | cavillīs |
| accusative | cavillam | cavillās |
| ablative | cavillā | cavillīs |
| vocative | cavilla | cavillae |
căvilla, ae, f. dim. perh. for calvilla, from calvor; but cf. Sanscr. kava, stingy,
I. a jeering, raillery, scoffing (ante- and postclass., and very rare): aufer cavillam: non ego nunc nugas ago, * Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 11; Mart. Cap. 4, § 423.—Access. form căvil-lum, i, n., App. M. 1, p. 105; Aur. Vict. Epit. 9; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.
Origins
From cavus (“hollow”), used figuratively as "hollow speech". Not related to calvor.