cavus

Meaning

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) hollow, hollowed out, cavernous, concave
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) excavated, channeled
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) vain, empty

Noun

alternative form of cavum

Concepts

cavity

hollow

hole

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cave

concave

pit

gap

crook

mouth

orifice

voided

crotch

ferme

empty

Opposite of

plēnus

Synonyms

antrum

caulae

cavea

cavum

foramen

inanis

vacuus

lacuna

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Translations

creux

hueco

hol

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Vertiefung

oco

Höhlung

Grube

put

kuil

cava

hohl

holte

gat

cavitat

clot

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈka.wʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kawos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós (“hollow”), from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”). Related to Persian کاو (“hollow”), Old Irish cúas (“hollow, cavity”), Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰρ (kŭ́ăr, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”), Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄𐌈 (caveθ). Further related to Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“outgrowth, swelling; block of wood; offspring”), whence English hune and hound (“projection on a masthead, foretop; bar”).