concavus

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ cavus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ka.u̯us/, [ˈkɔŋkäu̯ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ka.vus/, [ˈkɔŋkävus]

Adjective

concavus (feminine concava, neuter concavum); first/second-declension adjective

concave, hollow
Antonym: convexus
vaulted, arched

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	concavus	concava	concavum		concavī	concavae	concava
genitive	concavī	concavae	concavī		concavōrum	concavārum	concavōrum
dative	concavō	concavae	concavō		concavīs
accusative	concavum	concavam	concavum		concavōs	concavās	concava
ablative	concavō	concavā	concavō		concavīs
vocative	concave	concava	concavum		concavī	concavae	concava

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: còncau
English: concave
French: concave
Galician: cóncavo
German: konkav
Italian: concavo
Portuguese: côncavo
Romanian: concav
Spanish: cóncavo

References

“concavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“concavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
concavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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