Caunus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.nus/, [ˈkäu̯nʊs̠]

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

Proper noun

Caunus f sg (genitive Caunī); second declension

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

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