aula

See also: aulă, Aula, aulą, and âu là

English

Etymology

From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλά (aulá), the form of αὐλή (aulḗ, “forecourt”) in dialects other than Ionic and Attic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːlə/

Noun

aula (plural aulas or aulae or aulæ)

1. (rare) A court or hall.
   • 2014, Peter Guy, As Mirrors Are Lonely, page 115:

     [I]n a healthy environment, young Mahoney might have taken the risk, both with University and, in part, with entering the Aula for the jibs dance.

2. (anatomy, obsolete) The anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles.

Anagrams

• ALUA

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaw.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaw.la]

Noun

aula f (plural aules)

1. classroom

   Synonym: classe

Further reading

• “aula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “aula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “aula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.laː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: au‧la

Noun

aula f (plural aula's, diminutive aulaatje n)

1. the auditorium or main hall of a school or university

Descendants

• → Indonesian: aula

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin aula (“forecourt”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): au‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): au‧la

Noun

aula

1. lobby (spacious reception area, especially in a public building)

   Odotan sinua hotellini aulassa.

   I'm waiting for you in the lobby of my hotel.

Declension

Inflection of aula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		aula	aulat
genitive		aulan	aulojen
partitive		aulaa	auloja
illative		aulaan	auloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aula	aulat
accusative	nom.	aula	aulat
	gen.	aulan
genitive		aulan	aulojen aulain rare
partitive		aulaa	auloja
inessive		aulassa	auloissa
elative		aulasta	auloista
illative		aulaan	auloihin
adessive		aulalla	auloilla
ablative		aulalta	auloilta
allative		aulalle	auloille
essive		aulana	auloina
translative		aulaksi	auloiksi
abessive		aulatta	auloitta
instructive		—	auloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aulani aulani accusative nom. aulani aulani gen. aulani genitive aulani aulojeni aulaini rare partitive aulaani aulojani inessive aulassani auloissani elative aulastani auloistani illative aulaani auloihini adessive aulallani auloillani ablative aulaltani auloiltani allative aulalleni auloilleni essive aulanani auloinani translative aulakseni auloikseni abessive aulattani auloittani instructive — — comitative — auloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aulasi aulasi accusative nom. aulasi aulasi gen. aulasi genitive aulasi aulojesi aulaisi rare partitive aulaasi aulojasi inessive aulassasi auloissasi elative aulastasi auloistasi illative aulaasi auloihisi adessive aulallasi auloillasi ablative aulaltasi auloiltasi allative aulallesi auloillesi essive aulanasi auloinasi translative aulaksesi auloiksesi abessive aulattasi auloittasi instructive — — comitative — auloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aulamme aulamme accusative nom. aulamme aulamme gen. aulamme genitive aulamme aulojemme aulaimme rare partitive aulaamme aulojamme inessive aulassamme auloissamme elative aulastamme auloistamme illative aulaamme auloihimme adessive aulallamme auloillamme ablative aulaltamme auloiltamme allative aulallemme auloillemme essive aulanamme auloinamme translative aulaksemme auloiksemme abessive aulattamme auloittamme instructive — — comitative — auloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aulanne aulanne accusative nom. aulanne aulanne gen. aulanne genitive aulanne aulojenne aulainne rare partitive aulaanne aulojanne inessive aulassanne auloissanne elative aulastanne auloistanne illative aulaanne auloihinne adessive aulallanne auloillanne ablative aulaltanne auloiltanne allative aulallenne auloillenne essive aulananne auloinanne translative aulaksenne auloiksenne abessive aulattanne auloittanne instructive — — comitative — auloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aulansa aulansa accusative nom. aulansa aulansa gen. aulansa genitive aulansa aulojensa aulainsa rare partitive aulaansa aulojaan aulojansa inessive aulassaan aulassansa auloissaan auloissansa elative aulastaan aulastansa auloistaan auloistansa illative aulaansa auloihinsa adessive aulallaan aulallansa auloillaan auloillansa ablative aulaltaan aulaltansa auloiltaan auloiltansa allative aulalleen aulallensa auloilleen auloillensa essive aulanaan aulanansa auloinaan auloinansa translative aulakseen aulaksensa auloikseen auloiksensa abessive aulattaan aulattansa auloittaan auloittansa instructive — — comitative — auloineen auloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aulabaari
• aulatila
• eteisaula
• lähtöaula
• sisääntuloaula
• tuloaula

See also

• eteinen
• halli
• odotushuone

Further reading

• “aula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02