caverna

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) a hollow, cavity, cave, cavern, grotto, hole
2. (declension-1, feminine) a hollow, cavity, cave, cavern, grotto, hole
3. (declension-1, feminine) a hollow, cavity, cave, cavern, grotto, hole
4. (declension-1, euphemistic, feminine, vulgar) a hollow, cavity, cave, cavern, grotto, hole

Concepts

cave

cavern

grotto

den

hollow place

orifice

perforation

hole

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cavity

aperture

interior

opening

Synonyms

spelunca

antrum

crypta

specus

cavamen

hiatus

foramen

apertura

spelaeum

spēlunca

orificium

pator

Translations

caverna

Höhle

grot

grotte

caverna

grotta

caverne

cueva

mağara

cova

hol

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σπήλαιο

σπηλιά

gruta

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kaˈwɛr.na]

Etymology

From cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).