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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καῦνος (Kaûnos).
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
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