Aulis

From Ancient Greek Αὐλίς (Aulís).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːlɪs/, /ˈaʊlɪs/

Aulis

1. (historical) an ancient port-town, located in Boeotia in central Greece, at the Euripus Strait, opposite of the island of Euboea; identified with the modern Avlida

19th century creation from aulis (“helpful, generous”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑulis]
• Hyphenation: Au‧lis

Aulis

1. A male given name.
   • 2009 Kirsti Ellilä, Pappia kyydissä, Karisto, →ISBN, page 9:

     Aulis hymyili ja pudisti päätään, mutta tajusin, ettei hän voisi kieltää lapsilta taloa. [ - - - ] Hän oli nimensä veroinen mies ja perheenisä: antelias, hyväsydäminen, avulias ja valmis tekemään kaikkensa perheen onnen eteen.

• Auli
• Aulikki

• Sauli, lusia, siula, sulia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐλίς (Aulís).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.lis/, [ˈau̯.lɪs]

Aulis f (genitive Aulidis); third declension

1. A town of Boeotiaon the Euripus, celebrated as the place from which the Grecian fleet set sail for Troy

Third declension.

• Aulis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Aulis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Aulis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly