LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cavum

cavum n (genitive cavī)
Classical[ˈka.wũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.vum]

Meaning

  1. neutera hollow, hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening
  2. neutera cave, burrow, cavern

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecavumcava
genitivecavīcavōrum
dativecavōcavīs
accusativecavumcava
ablativecavōcavīs
vocativecavumcava

căvum, i, v. cavus, I. B.

Origins

Substantive of cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

Descendants
  • Italiancavo
  • Romanianzgău
  • Spanishcavo
  • Englishcavum

Quick answers

What does cavum mean in Latin?
cavum, a noun, means “a hollow, hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening; a cave, burrow, cavern”.
What is the genitive of cavum?
The genitive singular is cavī. cavum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cavum?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.wũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.vum].