αὐλή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to ἰαύω (iauō, “sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“pass the night”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /a͜ʊlɛ͜ɛ́/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /awléː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aβlí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /avlí/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /avlí/

Noun

αὐλή • (aulē) (genitive αὐλῆς) f, first declension

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

Inflection

First declension of αὐλή, αὐλῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	αὐλή	αὐλά	αὐλαί
Genitive	αὐλῆς	αὐλαῖν	αὐλῶν
Dative	αὐλῇ	αὐλαῖν	αὐλαῖς
Accusative	αὐλήν	αὐλά	αὐλάς
Vocative	αὐλή	αὐλά	αὐλαί

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G833