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Latin
Etymology
Unknown. Attested only in Tertullian, De spectaculis 20 (c. 200 CE). Suggested sources include Āpūlia, Etruscan-style Apulu (“Apollo”), aulaeum (“theatre curtain”), apertūra (“opening”).
Pronunciation
Noun
apuliae f pl (genitive apuliārum); first declension (plural only)
- (hapax) curtains that keep out light in theatres
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
References
- apuliae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.