LatinEnglish
cavohollow out, excavate/ pierce/ dig, cultivate»
cavus [-a, -um] hollow, empty»
concavoto hollow out»
cassusempty, hollow/ [+ abl.] deuoid of/ worthless useless, vain»
lacusa hollow /lake, pool, pond, troough, tank, tub»
cavuma hollow, hole, cavity, pit, excavation, depression»
alveushollow, basket, bed (of a river)»
cavernahollow place, cavity, cave, cavern»
caveo, caveahollow place, cavity/ cave/ pit»
Gutta cavat lapidemA drop hollows out the stone»
Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo; sic homo fit doctus non vi, sed saepe legendoA drop hollows out the stone not by force, but by frequent dripping; so too is a person made wise not by force, but by frequent reading»
Gutta cavat lapidem non bis, sed saepe cadendo; sic homo fit sapiens non bis, sed saepe legendoA drop hollows out the stone by falling not twice, but many times; so too is a person made wise by reading not two, but many books»
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