ακρίτης
Greek
Alternative forms
- ακρίτας (akrítas) (variant)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἀκρίτης (akrítēs) from ἄκρ(α) f (ákr(a), “edge”) / άκρ(η) (ákr(i)) + -ίτης (-ítis, suffix). The alternative ακρίτας (akrítas) with ending -ίτας (-ítas) is based on the Pontic dialect.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkri.tis/
- Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧της
Noun
ακρίτης • (akrítis) m (plural ακρίτες)
- frontiersman; a person who lives in the border regions
- in Byzantium, a soldier who guarded and defended the borders of the Byzantine Empire
- a soldier who guarded the borders of Greece
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ακρίτης (akrítis) | ακρίτες (akrítes) |
| genitive | ακρίτη (akríti) | ακριτών (akritón) |
| accusative | ακρίτη (akríti) | ακρίτες (akrítes) |
| vocative | ακρίτη (akríti) | ακρίτες (akrítes) |
Synonyms
- (frontiersman): συνοριοφύλακας m (synoriofýlakas)
Related terms
- Διγενής Ακρίτης (Digenís Akrítis) / Διγενής Ακρίτας in polytonic: Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτης / Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας (a hero of the Acritic Songs)
- ακριτικός (akritikós, “frontier, Acritic”, adjective)
- and see: άκρη n (ákri, “end, edge”)
References
- ^ ακρίτης, ακρίτας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ ακρίτης, ακρίτας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language