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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀγκάλη (ankálē).
Noun
αγκάλη • (agkáli) f (plural αγκάλες)
- 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.
- affection
- μητρική αγκάλη ― mitrikí agkáli ― parental embrace
- bay (sea area enclosed by headlands)
Declension
Synonyms
- see: αγκαλιά (agkaliá, “embrace, embraced”)