Caunus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.nus/, [ˈkäu̯nʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.nus/, [ˈkäːu̯nus]

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.

Case	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