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ανατολή
sunrise /a.na.toˈli/
nounB2#2041 most common
Also: the east, the Orient
Example sentences
Η ανατολή είναι όμορφη.
The sunrise is beautiful.
Σηκωθήκαμε νωρίς για να δούμε την ανατολή του ήλιου.
We got up early to see the sunrise.
Ο ήλιος ανατέλλει στην ανατολή.
The sun rises in the east.
Η Ιαπωνία βρίσκεται στην Άπω Ανατολή.
Japan is located in the Far East.
Οι διαπραγματεύσεις για τη Μέση Ανατολή συνεχίζονται εδώ και μήνες.
Negotiations over the Middle East have continued for months.
Η ανατολή του ήλιου πάνω από το Αιγαίο σκόρπισε χρυσαφένιες αποχρώσεις στον ορίζοντα.
The sunrise over the Aegean scattered golden hues across the horizon.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ανατολή | οι ανατολές |
| Genitive | της ανατολής | των ανατολών |
| Accusative | την ανατολή | τις ανατολές |
| Vocative | ανατολή | ανατολές |
Word family
ανατέλλωto rise (of the sun)
ανατολικόςeasternΑνατολίτηςan Oriental, a person from the East
Μέση Ανατολήthe Middle East
Etymology
Ανατολή comes from the verb ανατέλλω, meaning to rise, said of the sun. That verb combines the prefix ανα- (up) with the ancient verb τέλλω, which meant to raise or to bring to completion, and which is related to τέλος (end, goal). Because the sun rises in one fixed direction, ανατολή also came to mean the east, and later the East as a cultural and political region.
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