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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”), from αὐλή (aulḗ)
Noun
αυλαία • (avlaía) f [1]
- (theater) a heavy curtain that separates the stage of a theatre from the auditorium
- (by extension) the end of a theatrical act, when the curtain is lowered
- (by extension) the beginning of a theatrical act, when the curtain is raised
- (figurative) the end of an affair or situation
- (figurative) the beginning of developments in a case or situation
- (photography) the shutter of a film camera
References
Pontic Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “tent; courtyard”), from Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”), from αὐλή (aulḗ). For the sense development compare Old Armenian սրահակ (srahak).
Noun
αυλαία (avlaía) f
- courtyard, court, yard
Descendants
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958) “αὐλαία”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume I, Athens: Myrtidis, page 162a
- Tursun, Vahit (2021) “αυλαία”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, pages 187–188
- αυλαία in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften