LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caunea

caunea f (genitive cauneae)

Meaning

  1. femininedried fig (from Caunos)
    Nam modo in viā aliquem fīcōs vēndentem audīvī, quī identidem 'cauneās' clāmāret.For I just heard someone selling figs in the street and calling out "cauneās" again and again.1928, H.C. Nutting, Ad Alpes – A tale of Roman Life, page 86:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecauneacauneae
genitivecauneaecauneārum
dativecauneaecauneīs
accusativecauneamcauneās
ablativecauneācauneīs
vocativecauneacauneae

Quick answers

What does caunea mean in Latin?
caunea, a noun, means “dried fig (from Caunos)”.
What is the genitive of caunea?
The genitive singular is cauneae. caunea is feminine, first declension.