LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caupōna

caupōna f (genitive caupōnae, masculine caupō)
Classical[kau̯ˈpoː.na]Ecclesiastical[kau̯ˈpɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. a female shopkeeper, landlady or hostess
  2. an inn
  3. a tavern, saloon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaupōnacaupōnae
genitivecaupōnaecaupōnārum
dativecaupōnaecaupōnīs
accusativecaupōnamcaupōnās
ablativecaupōnācaupōnīs
vocativecaupōnacaupōnae

caupōna, ae, f. (upon the form cf. Prisc. p. 684 P.) [caupo].
I. A female shopkeeper, huckster, a landlady, hostess (anteand post-class.), Lucil. ap. Prisc. l. l.; App. M. 1, p. 105, 23, p. 18 Bip.—
II. A retail shop, an inn, tavern (syn. taberna), Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Hor. S. 1, 5, 51; id. Ep. 1, 11, 12; 1, 17, 8; Gell. 7, 11, 4; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154: cauponam exercere, to keep an inn, Just. 1, 7, 12.

Origins

From caupōn-, stem of caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper”), + -a (feminine suffix).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCauponaCaupona signified: 1. An inn, where travellers obtained food and lodging; in which sense it answered to the Greek words πανδοκεῖον, καταγώγιον, and κα…

Quick answers

What does caupōna mean in Latin?
caupōna, a noun, means “a female shopkeeper, landlady or hostess; an inn; a tavern, saloon”.
What is the genitive of caupōna?
The genitive singular is caupōnae. caupōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caupōna?
In classical Latin, [kau̯ˈpoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kau̯ˈpɔː.na].