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.

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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