caven

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Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

caven

third-person plural present indicative of cavar

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

caven

inflection of cavar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cave, kaven

Etymology[edit]

Either a borrowing from Latin cavō or formed anew from cave (“cave”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkaːvən/

Verb[edit]

caven

(rare) To hollow out.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of caven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) caven, cave
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	cave	caved
2nd-person singular	cavest	cavedest
3rd-person singular	caveth	caved
subjunctive singular	cave	caved
imperative singular	cave	—

plural¹	caven, cave	caveden, cavede
imperative plural	caveth, cave	—

participles	cavynge, cavende	caved, ycaved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants[edit]

English: cave

References[edit]

“cāven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

caven

inflection of cavar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

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