LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

concavus

concavus (feminine concava, neuter concavum)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ka.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔŋ.ka.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveconcave, hollow
  2. adjectivevaulted, arched

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconcavusconcavaconcavum
genitiveconcavīconcavaeconcavī
dativeconcavōconcavaeconcavō
accusativeconcavumconcavamconcavum
ablativeconcavōconcavāconcavō
vocativeconcaveconcavaconcavum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconcavīconcavaeconcava
genitiveconcavōrumconcavārumconcavōrum
dativeconcavīsconcavīsconcavīs
accusativeconcavōsconcavāsconcava
ablativeconcavīsconcavīsconcavīs
vocativeconcavīconcavaeconcava

con-căvus, a, um,
I. adj., hollow, concave; arched, vaulted; bent, curved: cymbala, Lucr. 2, 619; cf.: concava aera, Ov. M. 4, 30: loca terrae, Lucr. 5, 1255: altitudines speluncarum, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: saxa, Verg. G. 4, 49: vallis, Ov. M. 8, 334: bracchia Cancri, id. ib. 10, 127; 15, 369: jugula, Cic. Fat. 5, 10: manus (opp. plana), Sen. Ep. 56, 1: dentes, Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 162: folia, id. 16, 24, 38, § 92: aqua, swelling, Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 20: puppis, id. F. 4, 276: vela, id. H. 6, 66: ulcus, Scrib. Comp. 238.—
II. Subst.: con-căva, ōrum, n., hollow places, hollows (postclass.), Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 47; Lact. 7, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconcavus

Latin cavus Latin concavus From con- + cavus.

Descendants
  • Catalancòncau
  • Englishconcave
  • Frenchconcave
  • Germankonkav
  • Italianconcavo
  • Portuguesecôncavo
  • Romanianconcav
  • Spanishcóncavo
  • Asturiancóncavu
  • Galiciancóncavo

In English words that came into English from concavus

  • concaveconcavus

Quick answers

What does concavus mean in Latin?
concavus, a adjective, means “concave, hollow; vaulted, arched”.
How do you pronounce concavus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ka.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ka.vus].
Where does concavus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concavus.