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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion, “sandal (light strap-shoe)”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sanˈða.li/
- Hyphenation: σαν‧δά‧λι
Noun
σανδάλι • (sandáli) n (plural σανδάλια)
- (formal) sandal
- less formal, SMG: σαντάλι (santáli)
- Acropolis Museum, sculpture: Nike the "Sandalbinder" (in Greek, in English)
[το γλυπτό] Παριστάνει μία φτερωτή Νίκη που τακτοποιεί το σανδάλι της ή το λύνει για να πατήσει, με γυμνά πόδια, τον ιερό χώρο του ναού της Αθηνάς. Από την κίνηση αυτή, δόθηκε στη Νίκη η συμβατική ονομασία «Σανδαλίζουσα».- [to glyptó] Paristánei mía fterotí Níki pou taktopoieí to sandáli tis í to lýnei gia na patísei, me gymná pódia, ton ieró chóro tou naoú tis Athinás. Apó tin kínisi aftí, dóthike sti Níki i symvatikí onomasía «Sandalízousa».
- It depicts a winged Nike who adjusts or unbinds her sandal in order to walk barefoot in the sacred area of the temple of Athena, a gesture that gave her the conventional name the "Sandalbinder".
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