καυνός
προγράψαντες οὖν τά τε θεωρήματα καὶ τὰ ἐπιτάγματα τὰ χρεῖαν ἔχοντα εἰς τὰς ἀποδείξιας αὐτῶν μετὰ ταῦτα γραψοῦμές τοι τὰ προκείμενα → having therefore written at the beginning the theorems and the postulates that are necessary for their proofs, we will then write out for you the propositions
English (LSJ)
(on the accent, v. Hdn.Gr.1.178), ὁ,
A = κλῆρος, Cratin.194, Ar.Fr.660.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: κακός, σκληρός, κλῆρος H.; in the last meaning also Cratin. 194 and Ar. Fr. 660 (s. Kock ad loc.);
Derivatives: διακαυνιάσαι = διακληρῶσαι assign by lot (Ar. Pax 1081).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: In the meaning κακός since Fick 1, 375 connected with a Germ.-Baltic word for humble, shame etc., e. g. Goth. hauns lowly, humble, NHG Hohn, Latv. kàuns shame, contumely. The text is however very uncertain; the form σκληρός (in this meaning by Schulze KZ 29, 270 n. I = Kl. Schr. 329 n. 1 to καίω) looks like a dittography (with σ- from κακός) of the following κλῆρος. - On καυνός = κλῆρος a very doubtful hypothesis by Bezzenberger BB 27, 171 n. 3 (s. Bq Add. et Corr.). Mayer Glotta 32, 75 n. 1 compares the Illyrian name Ceunus, -a . - Nothing is clear. DELG splits the word in two, but this too is not clear to me. Cf. Fur. 237
