proper noun · masculinethird declension
Aulōn
Aulōn m sg (genitive Aulōnis)
Classical[ˈau̯.ɫoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.lon]
Meaning
- a hill near Tarentum, famous for its wine.
- a town in Elis district
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aulōn | — |
| genitive | Aulōnis | — |
| dative | Aulōnī | — |
| accusative | Aulōnem | — |
| ablative | Aulōne | — |
| vocative | Aulōn | — |
| locative | Aulōnī Aulōne | — |
Aulon, ōnis, m.
I. A vine - bearing mountain and adjacent valley in Calabria, Hor. C. 2, 6, 18; Mart. 13, 125; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 553.—
II. A town in Elis, Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 14.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐλών (Aulṓn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAulonAulon (Ἀυλών: El-Ghôr) 1. The name given by the ancients to the great valley through which the Jordan flows below the Lake of Tiberias, and to its con…GeographyAulonAulon (Αὐλών), a hollow between hills or banks, was the name given to many such districts, and to places situated in them. 1. A valley in the north-we…GeographyAulonAulon a hill in the neighbourhood of Tarentum, noticed by Horace for the excellence and abundance of its wine. Martial also speaks of it as producing …