cavifrons

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Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from cavus (“hollow, sunken”) +‎ frōns (“forehead, front”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.u̯i.frons/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.frons/,

Adjective

cavifrōns (genitive cavifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective

(New Latin) having a hollow or sunken front or forehead

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	cavifrōns			cavifrontēs	cavifrontia
genitive	cavifrontis			cavifrontium
dative	cavifrontī			cavifrontibus
accusative	cavifrontem	cavifrōns		cavifrontēs	cavifrontia
ablative	cavifrontī			cavifrontibus
vocative	cavifrōns			cavifrontēs	cavifrontia

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