LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Caunus

Caunus f sg (genitive Caunī)
Classical[ˈkau̯.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city in Caria situated west of Calynda

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaunus—
genitiveCaunī—
dativeCaunō—
accusativeCaunum—
ablativeCaunō—
vocativeCaune—
locativeCaunī—

Caunus or -ŏs, i, f., = Καῦνος,
I. a very ancient town on the coast of Caria, now Kaiguez, Mel. 1, 16, 1; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; acc. to the fable, built by Caunos, a son of Miletus, and brother of Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 453.—
II. Hence the adjj.,
A. Caunĕus or -ĭus, a, um, pertaining to Caunus, of Caunus.—Subst.: Caunĕae (sc. ficus), Caunian dried figs, Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; Cels. 5, 21; Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 83: Caunīs (for Cauneis), Col. 10, 414.—In plur.: Caunĕi or Caunĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Caunus, Cic. Fam. 13, 56, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 33.—
B. Caunītes, is, = Καυνίτης, Caunian: sal, Plin. 31, 9. 45, § 99.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCaunusCaunus (ἡ Καῦνος: Eth. Καύνιος and Eth. Καυναῖος), a city of Caria, in the Peraea. [CARIA] Strabo (p. 651) places Caunus west of Calynda. Caunus had d…

Quick answers

What does Caunus mean in Latin?
Caunus, a proper noun, means “a city in Caria situated west of Calynda”.
What is the genitive of Caunus?
The genitive singular is Caunī. Caunus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Caunus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.nus].