ακρίτης

Greek

Alternative forms

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)

  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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ακρίτης • ακρίτες •
genitive ακρίτη • ακριτών •
accusative ακρίτη • ακρίτες •
vocative ακρίτη • ακρίτες •

Synonyms
  • 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, ακρίτας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ακρίτης, ακρίτας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
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