αγκάλη

See also: ἀγκάλη

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγκάλη (ankálē).

Noun

αγκάλη • (agkáli) f (plural αγκάλες)

  1. embrace, arms, bosom
    H μητέρα έσφιξε το παιδί στη ζεστή αγκάλη της.
    H mitéra ésfixe to paidí sti zestí agkáli tis.
    The mother held the child in her warm embrace.
  2. affection
    μητρική αγκάλη ― mitrikí agkáli ― parental embrace
  3. bay (sea area enclosed by headlands)

Declension

Synonyms

see: αγκαλιά (agkaliá, “embrace, embraced”)
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