ακρίτης

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek ἀκρίτης from Ancient Greek ἄκρα (ákra, “edge”) +‎ -ίτης (-ítēs, “suffix”). The alternative ἀκρίτας (ἀkrítas) with ending -ίτας (-ítas) was based on the Pontic dialect.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈkritis/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧της

Noun

ακρίτης • (akrítis) m (plural ακρίτες)

  1. frontiersman; a person who lives in the border regions
  2. in Byzantium, a soldier who guarded and defended the borders of the Byzantine Empire
  3. a soldier who guarded the borders of Greece

Declension
declension of ακρίτης
singular plural
nominative ακρίτης • ακρίτες •
genitive ακρίτη • ακριτών •
accusative ακρίτη • ακρίτες •
vocative ακρίτη • ακρίτες •

Synonyms
  • (frontiersman): συνοριοφύλακας m (synoriofýlakas)
  • 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
  1. ακρίτης in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation. and lemma: ακρίτας
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