αὐλή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Most plausibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (pass the night) (> *h₂ews- by Schwebeablaut) + *-leh₂: it has been suggested that Tocharian A olar (companion) and Tocharian B aulāre are cognate and contain the same suffix. Related to αὖλις (aûlis), ἰαύω (iaúō), ἄεσα (áesa), as well as Old Armenian աւթ (awtʻ, place to spend the night).[1] Despite similar phonetics, apparently unrelated to αὐλός (aulós, hollow tube, pipe, flute).[2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αὐλή (aulḗf (genitive αὐλῆς); first declension

  1. open court, courtyard
  2. quadrangle
  3. hall, chamber
  4. dwelling, house

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αὐλή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 169-70
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αὐλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 170

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