# aula
## 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: /ˈɔːlə/

### Noun

aula (plural aulas or aulae or aulæ)
* (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.
* (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: (Central, Balearic) [ˈaw.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈaw.la]

### Noun

aula f (plural aules)
* classroom
    Synonym: classe

### Further reading

* “aula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “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: /ˈɑu̯.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: au‧la

### Noun

aula f (plural aula's, diminutive aulaatje n)
* 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: /ˈɑu̯lɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑulɑ
* Hyphenation: au‧la

### Noun

aula
* 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

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

* 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

## Hungarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒulɒ]
* Hyphenation: au‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Noun

aula
* hall, auditorium (a large room at a university for ceremonial gatherings and meetings)
* (historical) court (the environment around a ruler or high priest)
* an institution connected to such premises, or the people belonging to it

#### Derived terms

* aulai
* aulás

### References

* ↑ aula in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’), Second, revised and expanded edition, Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2021, page 59, →ISBN. (See also the PDF of its 1st edition.)

### Further reading

* aula in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* aula in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Icelandic
### Noun

aula
* indefinite accusative singular of auli
* indefinite dative singular of auli
* indefinite genitive singular of auli
* indefinite accusative plural of auli
* indefinite genitive plural of auli

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈau̯la]
* Hyphenation: au‧la

### Noun

aula (plural)
* auditorium
    Synonym: auditorium
* hall, meeting room

### Further reading

* “aula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аул (aul).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑ.ulɑ/, [ˈɑ.uɫ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑ.ulɑ/, [ˈɑ.uɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑ.ul, -ɑ.ulɑ
* Hyphenation: a‧u‧la

### Noun

aula
* aul
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:Aula näyttiis allalt samanlaisenna harmaan keltaisenna kiviraunionna, niku i ympäröivät kivimäet.An aul appeared from below as the same yellow-grey ruin, as the surrounding stone mountains.

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaw.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awla
* Hyphenation: àu‧la

### Noun

aula f (plural aule)
* room, hall
* classroom
* courtroom

## Latin
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈau̯.la/, [ˈäu̯ɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈau̯.la/, [ˈäːu̯lä]

#### Noun

aula f (genitive aulae); first declension
* court, forecourt of a house
* royal court
* (poetic) power of a prince
* palace
* (Medieval Latin) hall, large room, dining room
* (Medieval Latin) church building, nave
* (Medieval Latin) law court, hall of justice, guildhall
* (Medieval Latin) hall, manor house, demesne
* (Medieval Latin) hall of residence or college
* (Medieval Latin) curtain or hangings

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Related terms

* aulicus

##### Descendants

* Catalan: aula
* → Dutch: aula
* → English: aula
* → Finnish: aula
* Galician: aula
* Italian: aula
* → German: Aula
** → Polish: aula
* Portuguese: aula
* → Romanian: aulă
* Sicilian: aula
* Spanish: aula

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

aula f (genitive aulae); first declension
* Alternative form of ōlla (“pot, cooking pot”)

### References

* “aula¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “aula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* aula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* 1 aula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “191/2”
* “aula”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
* “aula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “aula”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
* “aula¹” on page 215/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
* Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “aula”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 72/2

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈæʉ.lɑ]

### Noun

aula
* great court, great hall

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Aula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaw.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awla
* Syllabification: au‧la

### Noun

aula f
* lecture hall (room for lectures)
* (Christianity) discussion room in a church or basilica

#### Declension
### Further reading

* aula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* aula in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.lɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.lɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.lɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.lɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.la/ [ˈaʊ̯.la]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈaw.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -awlɐ
* Hyphenation: au‧la

#### Noun

aula f (plural aulas)
* lecture, lesson; class, auditorium
    Synonym: lição

##### See also

* Aula
* aula magna

#### References

* ↑ “aula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “aula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

aula
* third-person singular present subjunctive of aulir

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaula/ [ˈau̯.la]
* Rhymes: -aula
* Syllabification: au‧la

### Noun

aula f (plural aulas)
* classroom

#### Usage notes

* Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like aula take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el aula. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al aula, del aula.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un aula or una aula. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor aula, una buena aula.
* If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el aula única, un(a) aula buena.
* In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

#### Derived terms

* aulario
* aulita

#### Further reading

* “aula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”). First attested in 1846.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯la/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

aula c
* an auditorium (usually in a school)
    Synonym: hörsal
** 1859, Viktor Rydberg, Den siste athenaren, page 37:En anblick af lugnt, antikt behag skulle det varit, om någon vid inträdet i arkontens aula, i ramen af pelare, marmorbilder och blomsterfyllda vaser sett en grupp, bildad af honom och henne: […]A scene of tranquil, antique charm it would have been, if someone upon entering the archon's auditorium, within the framework of columns, marble images, and flower-filled vases, had beheld a group, formed by him and her: […]
** 2016 May 20, “Wisbygymnasiets nya aula invigd [Wisby Gymnasium's new auditorium inaugurated]”, in P4 Gotland:Aulan är lika stor som tidigare men det har skett en totalrenovering från grunden ut till stolar och övriga ytskikt. Allt är nytt och det märks också på dofterna i lokalen. - Vi har varit utan aula i två år nu och det är jättesvårt när man är en så stor skola som vi är, säger Charlotte Lilja innan hon går upp på scenen.The auditorium is the same size as before, but there has been a complete renovation from the ground up to chairs and other surfaces. Everything is new, and it's evident in the scents within the venue. - We have been without an auditorium for two years now and it is very challenging when you are as large a school as we are, says Charlotte Lilja before she goes on stage.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | aula | aulas |
| singular | definite | aulan | aulans |
| plural | indefinite | aulor | aulors |
| plural | definite | aulorna | aulornas |

### References

* ↑ aula in Svensk ordbok (SO)