caval

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English

Etymology

From cava +‎ -al.

Adjective

caval (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the vena cava.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse).

Noun

caval m

  1. horse
    • Matteo Bartoli, Il Dalmatico :
      el caval cuar per la cal
      the horse runs through the street

Istriot

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse).

Noun

caval m

  1. horse

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan caval, from Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

caval m (plural cavals)

  1. horse

References

  • ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France – map 269: “cheval.. aux” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
  • Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
  • Oliviéri, Michèle & Sauzet, Patrick. 2016. Southern Gallo-Romance (Occitan). In Ledgeway, Adam & Maiden, Martin (eds.), The Oxford guide to the Romance languages, 319–349. Oxford University Press.
  1. ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the Auvergnat pronunciation.
  2. ^ First variant per Müller (2011: 43) and Oliviéri & Sauzet (2016: 325), the latter pointing out that it is a borrowing of French cheval. Other two variants per the ALF, which also shows the first variant.

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (horse), from Latin caballus (pack horse), of Gaulish origin.

Noun

caval m (oblique plural cavals, nominative singular cavals, nominative plural caval)

  1. horse

Descendants

  • Occitan: caval

Romagnol

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key):
  • (Southeastern Romagnol):

Noun

caval m (plural cavël)

  1. horse

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوال (kaval).

Pronunciation

Noun

caval n (plural cavale)

  1. flute

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative caval cavalul cavale cavalele
genitive-dative caval cavalului cavale cavalelor
vocative cavalule cavalelor

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