κόλπος — meaning in English

English meaning

• atrium noun A large open central hall or courtyard in a building, often glass-roofed.
• bay noun A body of water partly enclosed by a curve of the coastline.
• gulf noun A large area of sea partly enclosed by land.
• vagina noun The muscular passage in female mammals that connects the vulva to the uterus, used in sex and childbirth.

Senses

κόλπος is used for these senses in English:

• bay (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
• gulf (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

atrium — full definition

1. noun A large open central hall or courtyard in a building, often glass-roofed.
2. noun (anatomy) One of the upper chambers of the heart that receives blood before it passes to a ventricle.

bay — full definition

1. noun A body of water partly enclosed by a curve of the coastline.
2. noun A distinct section or compartment, such as a parking space, loading area, or part of a building.
3. noun The evergreen tree or shrub whose leaves are used as a cooking herb (bay leaf).
4. verb To bark or howl loudly, especially of hunting dogs.
5. adj Reddish-brown in colour, especially describing a horse with a black mane and tail.

Related Greek words