ἀκρουνοί

Ancient Macedonian

Etymology

Unknown. Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek ὅροι (hóroi), according to Hesychius of Alexandria.

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱrō: compare Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn, “meteoric stone; anvil”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō

Noun

ἀκρουνοί (akrounoí) (plural)

1. (hapax) borders, boundary stones

Usage notes

• Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
  • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:

    ἀκρουνοί· ὅροι, ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων

    akrounoí; hóroi, hupò Makedónōn

    akrounoí: boundary stones, among the Macedonians

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: α
• ἀκρουνοί in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀκρουνοί”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011