cavilla

Italian

Verb

cavilla

  1. inflection of cavillare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

  • cavillum

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What suffix?”) From cavus (hollow), used figuratively as "hollow speech".[1] Not related to calvor.

Pronunciation

Noun

cavilla f (genitive cavillae); first declension

  1. jeering, raillery, scoffing

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cavilla cavillae
Genitive cavillae cavillārum
Dative cavillae cavillīs
Accusative cavillam cavillās
Ablative cavillā cavillīs
Vocative cavilla cavillae

Derived terms

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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