LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

choraulēs

choraulēs m (genitive choraulae)
Classical[kʰɔˈrau̯.ɫeːs]Ecclesiastical[koˈraːu̯.les]

Meaning

  1. a flute player, who accompanied the chorus dance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechoraulēschoraulae
genitivechoraulaechoraulārum
dativechoraulaechoraulīs
accusativechoraulēn
choraulam		choraulās
ablativechoraulēchoraulīs
vocativechoraulēchoraulae

chŏraules, ae (acc. choraulen, Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 6; Petr. 52 fin.:
I. choraulam, Suet. Ner. 54; a nom. choraula is apparently found only in the later glossaries), m., = χοραύλης, a flute-player, who accompanied with a flute the chorus dance, Mart. 5, 56, 9; 9, 78; Juv. 6, 77; Petr. 69, 5; Suet. Galb. 12 fin.; Sid. Ep. 9, 13; Inscr. Orell. 2609; cf. Diom. p. 489 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰer-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek χορός(khorós)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  5. Proto-Hellenic*aulós
  6. Ancient Greek αὐλός(aulós)
  7. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  8. Latinchoraulēs

Ancient Greek χοραύλης (khoraúlēs)bor. Latin choraulēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek χοραύλης (khoraúlēs, “flute player”).

In English words that came into English from choraulēs

  • carolchoraula

Quick answers

What does choraulēs mean in Latin?
choraulēs, a noun, means “a flute player, who accompanied the chorus dance”.
What is the genitive of choraulēs?
The genitive singular is choraulae. choraulēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce choraulēs?
In classical Latin, [kʰɔˈrau̯.ɫeːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈraːu̯.les].
Where does choraulēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-der.? → Ancient Greek χορός (khorós) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlo- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós → Proto-Hellenic *aulós → Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Latin choraulēs.