Ceunus

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

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