Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish آولو (avlu, avlı), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- + *-leh₂.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǎʋlija/
  • Hyphenation: av‧li‧ja
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun edit

àvlija f (Cyrillic spelling а̀влија)

  1. yard, front yard
    Synonym: dvòrīšte

Declension edit