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έλξη
attraction /ˈel.ksi/
nounC1#3505 most common
Also: pull, traction, appeal
Example sentences
Νιώθω μεγάλη έλξη για τη μουσική.
I feel a great attraction to music.
Ο μαγνήτης ασκεί έλξη στο σίδερο.
The magnet exerts a pull on the iron.
Η βαρυτική έλξη της Γης κρατάει τη Σελήνη σε τροχιά.
Earth's gravitational pull keeps the Moon in orbit.
Ένιωσε αμέσως μια έντονη έλξη για εκείνη τη γυναίκα.
He immediately felt an intense attraction to that woman.
Οι δυνάμεις έλξης ανάμεσα στα σώματα εξαρτώνται από τη μάζα τους.
The forces of attraction between bodies depend on their mass.
Η ψυχαναλυτική θεωρία εξετάζει τις ασυνείδητες έλξεις που διέπουν την ανθρώπινη συμπεριφορά.
Psychoanalytic theory examines the unconscious attractions that govern human behavior.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η έλξη | οι έλξεις |
| Genitive | της έλξης | των έλξεων |
| Accusative | την έλξη | τις έλξεις |
| Vocative | έλξη | έλξεις |
Word family
έλκωto pull, drag, draw
ελκυστικόςattractive, appealingελκτικόςtractive, capable of pulling
προσέλκυσηattraction, drawing toward oneself
Etymology
Έλξη comes from ancient Greek ἕλξις (hélxis), a noun built on the verb ἕλκω (hélkō), meaning to drag or pull. The suffix turns the verb into a noun naming the action itself, so it once meant simply the act of pulling. Its origin before that point is not settled. Some scholars treat ἕλκω as inherited Indo-European vocabulary, others as a word Greek picked up from a pre-Greek substrate language, so no reliable root can be given.
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