cavifrons

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from cavus (“hollow, sunken”) +‎ frōns (“forehead, front”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.u̯i.frons/, [ˈkäu̯ɪfrõːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.frons/, [ˈkäːvifrons]

Adjective

cavifrōns (genitive cavifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a hollow or sunken front or forehead

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cavifrōns			cavifrontēs	cavifrontia
Genitive	cavifrontis			cavifrontium
Dative	cavifrontī			cavifrontibus
Accusative	cavifrontem	cavifrōns		cavifrontēs	cavifrontia
Ablative	cavifrontī			cavifrontibus
Vocative	cavifrōns			cavifrontēs	cavifrontia