Reconstruction:Latin/cava

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Alternative forms

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  • *cāva, *cawa, *cāwa

Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *kawa (chough, jackdaw).[1] Likely influenced by or a confluence with a Gaulish *kawā, from Proto-Celtic *kawannos (owl).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*cava f (oblique *cavam); first declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?

  1. species of crow, jackdaw, jay, rook
  2. barn-owl, owl

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */ˈkaβa/ */ˈkaβas/
oblique */ˈkaβa/ */ˈkaβas/

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Greimas, A.J. (1969) “choe, chave”, in Dictionnaire de l'ancien francais jusq'uau milieu du XIVe siècle (in French), Paris: Larousse, page 113:francique *kawa
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kawanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
  3. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=bYMcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187