cavernoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cavernōsus.

Adjective

cavernoso (feminine cavernosa, masculine plural cavernosi, feminine plural cavernose)

1. cavernous
2. deep, hollow (voice, sound)
3. cavernosum

Derived terms

• cavernosamente
• cavernosità
• corpo cavernoso

Related terms

• caverna

Anagrams

• necrosavo

Latin

Adjective

cavernōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cavernōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cavernōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈno.zu/ [ka.veɦˈno.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈno.zu/ [ka.veɦˈno.zu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.veɾˈno.zu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈno.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veɻˈno.zo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɨɾˈno.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɨɾˈno.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɨɾˈno.zu/ [kɐ.βɨɾˈno.zu]

• Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧no‧so

Adjective

cavernoso (feminine cavernosa, masculine plural cavernosos, feminine plural cavernosas, metaphonic)

1. cavernous (resembling a cavern)
2. cavernous (having many caverns)

Related terms

• caverna

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cavernosus.

Adjective

cavernoso (feminine cavernosa, masculine plural cavernosos, feminine plural cavernosas)

1. cavernous

Derived terms

• cuerpo cavernoso

 

Related terms

• caverna

 

Further reading

• “cavernoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28