Aeolian

See also: aeolian and æolian

English

Alternative forms

• Eolian

Etymology

From Aeolus +‎ -ian or Aeolis +‎ -an. Piecewise doublet of aeolian.

Adjective

Aeolian (not comparable)

1. Relating to Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.
2. (music) Designating the Aeolian mode or scale; the name of the minor key in modal theory.
   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 31:

     And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]

Derived terms

• Aeolian harp
• Aeolian Islands

Translations

Relating to the Greek god of wind

• Catalan: eoli
• Esperanto: Eola
• Finnish: aiolinen (fi)
• Greek: αιολικός (el) (aiolikós)
• Hungarian: eol (hu)
• Italian: eolio m, eoli m pl, eolia f, eolie f pl
• Polish: eolski
• Sicilian: iòliu m, iòlicu m

designating the Aeolian mode or scale

• Esperanto: eola
• Polish: eolski

Noun

Aeolian (uncountable)

1. Clipping of Aeolian mode.