cavern

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A large cave.
2. An underground chamber.
3. A large, dark place or space.

Verb

1. (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
2. (transitive) To put into a cavern.

Concepts

caverne

grotte

antre

Synonymes

cave

grotto

hole

🕳️

hollow

cavity

den

tunnel

hollow out

crevice

chamber

cavern out

enclosed space

engrave

gouge

groove

grot

hiding-place

incise

inscribe

labyrinth

lair

lumen

maze

nest

niche

pit

pitfall

recess

room

rout

slot

trench

valley

hole in the ground

subterranean hole

rocky cave

barrelhouse

cavitas

bluff

bore

burrow

carve

cell

character

chase

chip

chisel

cove

Traductions

caverna

caverna

Höhle

caverna

grot

caverna

hol

🕳️

grotta

cueva

krocht

antro

mağara

Grotte

spelonk

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkav.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: caverne

In summary

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).