caupo, cauponis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Late
shopkeeper, salesman, huckster; innkeeper, keeper of a tavern;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caupo | caupones |
| Gen. | cauponis | cauponum, cauponium |
| Dat. | cauponi | cauponibus |
| Acc. | cauponem | caupones |
| Voc. | caupo | caupones |
| Abl. | caupone | cauponibus |
Examples
Satura IX
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...cantum galli facit ille secundi proximus ante diem caupo sciet, audiet et quae finxerunt pariter libarius, archimagiri, carptores..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lares silua. Non segnis albo pallet otio caupo, nec perdit oleum lubricus palaestrita, sed tendit auidis rete subdolum..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...gravem duro terram qui vertit aratro, perfidus hic caupo, miles nautaeque, per omne audaces mare qui currunt..."