Caunus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Caunus f sg (genitive Caunī); second declension

  1. A city in Caria situated west of Calynda

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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