αυλαία

See also: αὐλαία

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”), from αὐλή (aulḗ)

Noun

αυλαία • (avlaía) f

1. (theater) a heavy curtain that separates the stage of a theatre from the auditorium
2. (by extension) the end of a theatrical act, when the curtain is lowered
3. (by extension) the beginning of a theatrical act, when the curtain is raised
4. (figurative) the end of an affair or situation
5. (figurative) the beginning of developments in a case or situation
6. (photography) the shutter of a film camera

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

• αυλι̮ά (avli̮á), αυλά̤ (avlä́), αύλα̤ (ávlä)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “tent; courtyard”), from Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”), from αὐλή (aulḗ). For the sense development compare Old Armenian սրահակ (srahak).

Noun

αυλαία (avlaía) f

1. courtyard, court, yard

Descendants

• → Laz: ავლა (avla), ავლია (avlia)

References

• Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958) “αὐλαία”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume I, Athens: Myrtidis, page 162a
• Tursun, Vahit (2021) “αυλαία”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, pages 187–188
• αυλαία in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften