Aeolic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.
adj
  1. Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia.
  2. Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.
  3. Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.
  4. Owing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of eolic.

Pronunciation

/iˈɒlɪk/ /iˈəʊlɪk/ /iˈɑːlɪk/

Word forms

Aeolic Aiolic Æolic Aeolick Æolick

Etymology

From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, “like the Aeolians”).

Derived words

Aeolic Digamma Aeolic mode Aeolism hyperaeolism
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