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ακτής
coast /aˈktis/
nounC1#3092 most common
Also: shore, shoreline, seaboard
Example sentences
Η άμμος της ακτής είναι ζεστή.
The sand of the coast is warm.
Περπατήσαμε στην ακτή το απόγευμα.
We walked along the coast in the afternoon.
Το μήκος της ακτής ξεπερνά τα δέκα χιλιόμετρα.
The length of the coast exceeds ten kilometers.
Οι ακτές της Κρήτης είναι γνωστές για την ομορφιά τους.
The coasts of Crete are known for their beauty.
Η ρύπανση της ακτής ανησυχεί σοβαρά τους κατοίκους του παράκτιου χωριού εδώ και χρόνια.
The pollution of the coast has seriously worried the residents of the coastal village for years.
Η διάβρωση της ακτής, που επιταχύνεται από την άνοδο της στάθμης της θάλασσας λόγω της κλιματικής αλλαγής, απειλεί σταδιακά τους παράκτιους οικισμούς.
The erosion of the coast, accelerated by rising sea levels from climate change, is gradually threatening coastal settlements.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ακτή | ακτές |
| Genitive | ακτής | ακτών |
| Accusative | ακτή | ακτές |
| Vocative | ακτή | ακτές |
Word family
ακτήcoast, shore
ακτογραμμήcoastline
παράκτιοςcoastal
ακτοπλοΐαcoastal shipping, ferry transport
Etymology
Ακτή descends from Ancient Greek ἀκτή, which meant headland or shore. Some scholars have tried to link it to a root meaning sharp point, imagining a headland as a jutting edge of land. Others, including the etymologist Robert Beekes, consider the word likely pre-Greek and of unknown, non-Indo-European origin, so no firm ancestry is settled.
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