proper noun · femininethird declension
Aulis
Aulis f sg (genitive Aulidis)
Classical[ˈau̯.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.lis]
Meaning
- femininesingularA town of Boeotiaon the Euripus, celebrated as the place from which the Grecian fleet set sail for Troy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aulis | — |
| genitive | Aulidis | — |
| dative | Aulidī | — |
| accusative | Aulidem | — |
| ablative | Aulide | — |
| vocative | Aulis | — |
| locative | Aulidī Aulide | — |
Aulis, is or ĭdis, f., = Αὐλίς,
I. a seaport town in Bœotia, from which the Grecian fleet set sail for Troy, Verg. A. 4, 426: Aulin (acc.), Luc. 5, 236.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐλίς (Aulís).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAulisAulis (Αὐλίς: Eth. Αὐλιδεύς fem. Αὐλιδις), a town of Boeotia, situated on the Euripus, and celebrated as the place at which the Grecian fleet assemble…Biography & mythologyAulisAulis (Αὐλίς), a daughter of Ogygus and Thebe, from whom the Boeotian town of Aulis was believed to have derived its name. (Paus. 9.19.5.) Other tradi…