"cavo" meaning in Italian

See cavo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈka.vo/ Forms: cava [feminine], cavi [masculine, plural], cave [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -avo Etymology: From Latin cavus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|cavus}} Latin cavus Head templates: {{it-adj}} cavo (feminine cava, masculine plural cavi, feminine plural cave)
  1. hollow Derived forms: vena cava
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-adj-shsXtOzG Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 33 3 1 1 1 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.vo/ Forms: cavi [plural]
Rhymes: -avo Etymology: From Latin cavum, cavus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|cavum}} Latin cavum, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*ḱówHwos||cavity}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cavo m (plural cavi)
  1. hollow, cavity Tags: masculine Synonyms: incavo, cavità
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-noun-vqLNEnEs Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Electrical engineering Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 33 3 1 1 1 39 Disambiguation of Electrical engineering: 16 48 0 7 7 7 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.vo/ Forms: cavi [plural]
Rhymes: -avo Etymology: Probably borrowed from Portuguese cabo or from Genoese, ultimately from Latin capulum. Etymology templates: {{bor|it|pt|cabo}} Portuguese cabo, {{der|it|la|capulum}} Latin capulum Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cavo m (plural cavi)
  1. cable Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-noun-fW4Y0P9L
  2. rope Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-noun-~k1Vuf-l
  3. wire Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-noun-myq~wpzE
  4. hawser Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-noun-~ewaTVZH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misuracavi
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈka.vo/
Rhymes: -avo Etymology: From Latin cavum, cavus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|cavum}} Latin cavum, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*ḱówHwos||cavity}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”) Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} cavo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cavare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: cavare Related terms: cava, cavare
    Sense id: en-cavo-it-verb-WCYaIB8J Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms with voicing of Latin /-p t k-/ Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 4 8 1 0 0 0 13 2 1 17 4 1 14 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 33 3 1 1 1 39 Disambiguation of Italian terms with voicing of Latin /-p t k-/: 27 24 7 3 3 3 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "wire"
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