auledo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auloedus, from Ancient Greek αὐλῳδός (aulōidós), from αὐλός (aulós, “pipe, flute”) ‎ ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈlɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: au‧lè‧do

Noun

auledo m (plural auledi) (literary, rare)

1. (Ancient Greece) a singer accompanied by a flute

Related terms

• citaredo

Further reading

• auledo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana