ἄκρα

See also: άκρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros, “outermost”).

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓́κρη (ắkrē) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kraː/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.kraː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/

Noun

ᾰ̓́κρᾱ • (ắkrā) f (genitive ᾰ̓́κρᾱς); first declension

1. end, point, top, peak, extremity
2. A castle or citadel overlooking a town.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ hē ắkrā	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ tṑ ắkrā	αἱ ᾰ̓́κραι hai ắkrai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς tês ắkrās	τοῖν ᾰ̓́κραιν toîn ắkrain	τῶν ᾰ̓κρῶν tôn ăkrôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́κρᾳ têi ắkrāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓́κραιν toîn ắkrain	ταῖς ᾰ̓́κραις taîs ắkrais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́κρᾱν tḕn ắkrān	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ tṑ ắkrā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς tā̀s ắkrās
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κρᾱ ắkrā	ᾰ̓́κρᾱ ắkrā	ᾰ̓́κραι ắkrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: άκρη (ákri)
• Mariupol Greek: а́кра (ákra)
• → Abkhaz: акра (akʼra)
• → Aramaic:
  • Classical Syriac: ܐܩܪܐ (/⁠ʾaqrā⁠/)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עַקְרָא / חַקְרָא / אַקְרָא (ʾaqrā, ḥaqrā, ʿaqrā)
  • Mandaic: ࡀࡒࡓࡀ (/⁠ʾaqrā⁠/)
  • → Arabic: عَقْر (ʕaqr)
• → Laz: აკრა (aǩra)
• → Medieval Latin: acra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kraː/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.kraː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.kra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kra/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́κρᾱ • (ắkrā)

1. inflection of ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros):
   1. feminine nominative/accusative singular
   2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Adjective

ᾰ̓́κρᾰ • (ắkră)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)

References

• “ἄκρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄκρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄκρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄκρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἄκρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • cape idem, page 111.
  • cliff idem, page 137.
  • crag idem, page 182.
  • foreland idem, page 336.
  • headland idem, page 391.
  • height idem, page 394.
  • hill idem, page 400.
  • peak idem, page 601.
  • point idem, page 623.
  • promontory idem, page 653.
  • rock idem, page 719.
  • scar idem, page 737.
  • summit idem, page 837.
  • top idem, page 881.
  • vertex idem, page 949.