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κοιλάδα
valley /ciˈlaða/
nounB2#2022 most common
Also: vale, dale
Example sentences
Η κοιλάδα είναι πράσινη.
The valley is green.
Περπατήσαμε στην κοιλάδα το πρωί.
We walked in the valley in the morning.
Το χωριό βρίσκεται σε μια όμορφη κοιλάδα.
The village lies in a beautiful valley.
Η Κοιλάδα των Βασιλέων στην Αίγυπτο είναι γεμάτη αρχαίους τάφους.
The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is full of ancient tombs.
Ο ποταμός διέσχιζε αργά την κοιλάδα, αφήνοντας πίσω του εύφορα εδάφη.
The river slowly crossed the valley, leaving fertile soil behind it.
Καθώς η ομίχλη υποχωρούσε, η κοιλάδα αποκαλύφθηκε σταδιακά κάτω από τις βουνοκορφές.
As the fog receded, the valley was gradually revealed beneath the mountain peaks.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κοιλάδα | κοιλάδες |
| Genitive | κοιλάδας | κοιλάδων |
| Accusative | κοιλάδα | κοιλάδες |
| Vocative | κοιλάδα | κοιλάδες |
Word family
κοίλοςhollow, concave
κοιλιάbelly, stomach
κοιλότηταcavity, hollow
κοιλάνωto hollow out
Etymology
Κοιλάδα is built on the adjective κοίλος, meaning hollow or concave, with the noun-forming suffix -άδα added to name a place or feature. A valley is, in effect, a hollow stretch of land between hills. The deeper origin of κοίλος itself is not firmly settled, so no proto-Indo-European root is given here.
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