caven
See also: Caven
Catalan
Galician
Verb
caven
- inflection of cavar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Middle English
Etymology
Either a borrowing from Latin cavō or formed anew from cave (“cave”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːvən/
Conjugation
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 | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | caven, cave | caveden, cavede | |
| imperative plural | caveth, cave | — | |
| participles | cavynge, cavende | caved, ycaved | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: cave
References
- “cāven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Verb
caven
- inflection of cavar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
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