Αἰολία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Αἰολῐ́η (Aiolíē) — Epic

Etymology

From Αἴολος (Aíolos) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.o.lí.aː/ → /ɛ.oˈli.a/ → /e.oˈli.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.o.lí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.oˈli.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ.oˈli.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.oˈli.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.oˈli.a/

Proper noun

Αἰολῐ́ᾱ • (Aiolíā) f (genitive Αἰολῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Aeolia; the land or lands of the Aeolians
2. the previous name for Thessaly before the Greek Dark Ages, an older homeland of the Aeolians
3. Aeolis, a region in northwestern Asia Minor including the island of Lesbos, a later homeland of the Aeolians

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Αἰολῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Αἰολῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Αἰολῐ́ᾱ hē Aiolíā
Genitive	τῆς Αἰολῐ́ᾱς tês Aiolíās
Dative	τῇ Αἰολῐ́ᾳ têi Aiolíāi
Accusative	τὴν Αἰολῐ́ᾱν tḕn Aiolíān
Vocative	Αἰολῐ́ᾱ Aiolíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Αἰολεύς (Aioleús)
• Αἰολῐκός (Aiolikós)
• Αἰολῐ́ς (Aiolís)

Descendants

• Greek: Αιολία (Aiolía)
• Latin: Aeolia

References

• Αἰολία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)