Aeolic

See also: aeolic and Æolic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek αἰολικός (aiolikós)[1] or Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, like the Aeolians).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /iˈɒlɪk/, /iˈəʊlɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /iˈɑːlɪk/

Proper noun

Aeolic

  1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.

Meronyms

Holonyms

Translations

Adjective

Aeolic (not comparable)

  1. Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia.[1]
  2. (Greek mythology) Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.[1]
    1. Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.[1]
    2. (geology) Owing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.[1]

Derived terms

  • Aeolic Digamma[1]
  • Aeolic mode[1]

Translations

References

  1. (Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989)

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.