αὐλαία

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See also: αυλαία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐλή (aulḗ) + -αίᾱ (-aíā), feminine of -αῖος (-aîos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αὐλαίᾱ • (aulaíā) f (genitive αὐλαίᾱς); first declension

  1. curtain, especially in the theatre
  2. hunting net
  3. (in the plural) screens to protect a wall against missiles
  4. (Byzantine) tent

Declension

First declension of ἡ αὐλαίᾱ; τῆς αὐλαίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ αὐλαίᾱ
hē aulaíā 		τὼ αὐλαίᾱ
tṑ aulaíā 		αἱ αὐλαῖαι
hai aulaîai
Genitive τῆς αὐλαίᾱς
tês aulaíās 		τοῖν αὐλαίαιν
toîn aulaíain 		τῶν αὐλαιῶν
tôn aulaiôn
Dative τῇ αὐλαίᾳ
têi aulaíāi 		τοῖν αὐλαίαιν
toîn aulaíain 		ταῖς αὐλαίαις
taîs aulaíais
Accusative τὴν αὐλαίᾱν
tḕn aulaíān 		τὼ αὐλαίᾱ
tṑ aulaíā 		τᾱ̀ς αὐλαίᾱς
tā̀s aulaíās
Vocative αὐλαίᾱ
aulaíā 		αὐλαίᾱ
aulaíā 		αὐλαῖαι
aulaîai
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: αυλαία (avlaía)
  • Pontic Greek: αυλαία (avlaía)
  • → Latin: aulaeum
  • → Latin: cōrtīna (“curtain”) (calque) (see there for further descendants)

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