apuliae

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Attested only in Tertullian, De spectaculis 20 (c. 200 CE). Suggested sources include Āpūlia, Etruscan-style Apulu (“Apollo”), aulaeum (“theatre curtain”), apertūra (“opening”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈpu.li.ae̯/, [äˈpʊlʲiäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpu.li.e/, [äˈpuːlie]

Noun

apuliae f pl (genitive apuliārum); first declension (plural only)

1. (hapax) curtains that keep out light in theatres

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	apuliae
genitive	apuliārum
dative	apuliīs
accusative	apuliās
ablative	apuliīs
vocative	apuliae

References

• apuliae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.