Caunus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caunus f sg (genitive Caunī); second declension

  1. a city in Caria situated west of Calynda

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Caunus
genitive Caunī
dative Caunō
accusative Caunum
ablative Caunō
vocative Caune
locative Caunī

Derived terms

  • Caunii
  • Cauneus

References

  • Caunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Caunus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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