Dictionary · verb
kavigi
kavigi/kaˈvi.ɡi/
Official root kav- (Fundamento, 1905)
kavigi is an Esperanto verb meaning “hollow out”.
Meaning
- to cup
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hollow out
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Definition in Esperanto
- Igi kava aŭ estigi kavojn en
- li […] fosis kaj profunde kavigis, kaj metis fundamenton sur la roko
- ŝi […] trinkis el sia kavigita mano
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /kaˈvi.ɡi/
- Syllables
- ka·VI·gi
Word structure
- kavrootkavo
- igsuffixmake, cause
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | kavigi |
|---|---|
| present | kavigas |
| past | kavigis |
| future | kavigos |
| conditional | kavigus |
| volitive | kavigu |
| active participle · ongoing | kaviganta |
| active participle · completed | kaviginta |
| active participle · about to | kavigonta |
Example sentences
- Li kavigis monton por eltiri nur raton.He hollowed out a mountain only to pull out a rat. #10646215
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Related words
In other languages
| Español | cavar |
|---|---|
| Português | cavar |
| Français | creuser |
| Deutsch | aushöhlen |
| Polski | drążyć, wydrążyć, wyżłabiać |
| Русский | втянуть, углубить |
| Nederlands | hol maken, uithollen |
| Čeština | hloubit, prohloubit |
| Slovenčina | vyhĺbiť (dutinu) |
| Magyar | kiváj, homorít |
| 中文 | 掏空 |
| 日本語 | 空洞にする |
| Română | foraj, trânti, săpa |
| Bahasa Indonesia | mencekungkan, menceruk, melekukkan, meliang |
| Беларуская | рабіць парожнім, паглыбляць |
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