aula
English
Etymology
Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλά (aulá), the form of αὐλή (aulḗ, “forecourt”) in dialects other than Ionic and Attic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔːla]
Noun
aula (plural aulas or aulae or aulæ)
- (rare) A court or hall.
- 2014, Peter Guy, As Mirrors Are Lonely (page 115)
- [I]n a healthy environment, young Mahoney might have taken the risk, both with University and, in part, with entering the Aula for the jibs dance.
- 2014, Peter Guy, As Mirrors Are Lonely (page 115)
- (anatomy, obsolete) The anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles.
Catalan
Further reading
- “aula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “aula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.laː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: au‧la
Noun
aula f (plural aula's, diminutive aulaatje n)
- the auditorium or main hall of a school or university
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈɑu̯lɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
- Syllabification(key): au‧la
Noun
aula
- lobby (spacious reception area, especially in a public building)
- Odotan sinua hotellini aulassa.
- I'm waiting for you in the lobby of my hotel.
Declension
Inflection of aula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | aula | aulat | |
genitive | aulan | aulojen | |
partitive | aulaa | auloja | |
illative | aulaan | auloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aula | aulat | |
accusative | nom. | aula | aulat |
gen. | aulan | ||
genitive | aulan | aulojen aulainrare | |
partitive | aulaa | auloja | |
inessive | aulassa | auloissa | |
elative | aulasta | auloista | |
illative | aulaan | auloihin | |
adessive | aulalla | auloilla | |
ablative | aulalta | auloilta | |
allative | aulalle | auloille | |
essive | aulana | auloina | |
translative | aulaksi | auloiksi | |
instructive | — | auloin | |
abessive | aulatta | auloitta | |
comitative | — | auloineen |
Possessive forms of aula (type kala) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | aulani | aulamme |
2nd person | aulasi | aulanne |
3rd person | aulansa |
Compounds
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒulɒ]
- Hyphenation: au‧la
- Rhymes: -lɒ
Noun
aula
- hall, auditorium (a large room at a university for ceremonial gatherings and meetings)
- (historical) court (the environment around a ruler or high priest)
- an institution connected to such premises, or the people belonging to it
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | aula | aulák |
accusative | aulát | aulákat |
dative | aulának | auláknak |
instrumental | aulával | aulákkal |
causal-final | auláért | aulákért |
translative | aulává | aulákká |
terminative | auláig | aulákig |
essive-formal | aulaként | aulákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | aulában | aulákban |
superessive | aulán | aulákon |
adessive | aulánál | auláknál |
illative | aulába | aulákba |
sublative | aulára | aulákra |
allative | aulához | aulákhoz |
elative | aulából | aulákból |
delative | auláról | aulákról |
ablative | aulától | auláktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
auláé | auláké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
auláéi | aulákéi |
Possessive forms of aula | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | aulám | auláim |
2nd person sing. | aulád | auláid |
3rd person sing. | aulája | aulái |
1st person plural | aulánk | auláink |
2nd person plural | aulátok | auláitok |
3rd person plural | aulájuk | auláik |
Derived terms
- aulai
- aulás
References
- aula in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’), Second, revised and expanded edition, Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2021, page 59, →ISBN. (See also the PDF of its 1st edition.)
Further reading
- aula in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- aula in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Icelandic
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈau̯la]
- Hyphenation: au‧la
Noun
aula (plural aula-aula, first-person possessive aulaku, second-person possessive aulamu, third-person possessive aulanya)
- auditorium.
- Synonym: auditorium
Further reading
- “aula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awla
- Hyphenation: àu‧la
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.la/, [ˈäu̯ɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.la/, [ˈäːu̯lä]
Noun
aula f (genitive aulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aula | aulae |
Genitive | aulae | aulārum |
Dative | aulae | aulīs |
Accusative | aulam | aulās |
Ablative | aulā | aulīs |
Vocative | aula | aulae |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “aula¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- 1 aula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “191/2”
- “aula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “aula”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- “aula¹” on page 215/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “aula”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 72/2
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈæʉ.lɑ]
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awla
- Syllabification: au‧la
Noun
aula f
- (architecture) lecture hall (a room for lectures)
- (Christianity, architecture) discussion room in a church or basilica
Declension
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.lɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.la/ [ˈaʊ̯.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaw.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -awlɐ
- Hyphenation: au‧la
See also
References
- “aula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “aula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaula/ [ˈau̯.la]
- Rhymes: -aula
- Syllabification: au‧la
Usage notes
- The feminine noun aula is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed /a/ sound in that it takes the articles el and un (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
Further reading
- “aula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯la/
audio (file)