English
- Aiolic (uncommon)
- Æolic (dated)
- Aeolick, Æolick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, “like the Aeolians”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /iˈɒlɪk/, /iˈəʊlɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /iˈɑːlɪk/
Proper noun
Aeolic
- An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.
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Translations
Greek dialect
- German: Äolisch (de) n (broad sense)
- Portuguese: eólio
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Adjective
Aeolic (not comparable)
- Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia.[1]
- (Greek mythology) Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.[1]
- Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.[1]
- (geology) Owing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.[1]
Derived terms
- Aeolic Digamma[1]
- Aeolic mode[1]
Translations
relating to Aeolis
- Armenian: էոլյան (hy) (ēolyan)
- Portuguese: eólio
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