cavas

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See also: cavás

English

Noun

cavas

  1. plural of cava

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

cavas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of cavar

Latin

Adjective

cavās

  1. accusative feminine plural of cavus

Verb

cavās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of cavō

Portuguese

Verb

cavas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of cavar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavas, guard, sentry), from Arabic قوّاس (qawwās, archer), from قَوْس (qaws, bow).

Noun

cavas m (plural cavași)

  1. (dated) gendarme

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cavas cavasul cavași cavașii
genitive-dative cavas cavasului cavași cavașilor
vocative cavasule cavașilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabas/
  • Rhymes: -abas
  • Syllabification: ca‧vas

Adjective

cavas

  1. feminine plural of cavo

Noun

cavas

  1. plural of cava

Verb

cavas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of cavar