ακρίτης

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /aˈkri.tis/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧της

Noun

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ακρίτης (akrítism (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

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Synonyms

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  • and see: άκρη n (ákri, end, edge)

References

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  1. ^ ακρίτης, ακρίτας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ 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