cavannus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *cauannos, from Proto-Celtic *kawannos (“owl”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaːˈwan.nus/, [kaːˈwan.nʊs]

Noun

cāvannus m (genitive cāvannī); second declension

  1. tawny owl

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cāvannus cāvannī
Genitive cāvannī cāvannōrum
Dative cāvannō cāvannīs
Accusative cāvannum cāvannōs
Ablative cāvannō cāvannīs
Vocative cāvanne cāvannī

Descendants
  • Old French: chavan
    • Middle French: chavan
    • Angevin: chahon, chohon, chéhon, choin
    • Berrichon: chavon
    • Norman: cahouain (Jèrriais)
    • Picard: cavan
    • Poitevin: chaon
    • Saintongeais: chavan
  • Old Occitan: chavan, chauana
    • Occitan: chavant, chavancou

References
  • cavannus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cavannus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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