ἄκρις

See also: ἀκρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros, “edge, extremity”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

Noun

ᾰ̓́κρῐς • (ắkrĭs) f (genitive ᾰ̓́κρῐος or ᾰ̓́κρεως); third declension

1. peak, mountaintop, hilltop

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́κρῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓́κρῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́κρῐς hē ắkrĭs	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρῐε tṑ ắkrĭe	αἱ ᾰ̓́κρῐες hai ắkrĭes
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́κρῐος tês ắkrĭos	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρῐ́οιν toîn ăkrĭ́oin	τῶν ᾰ̓κρῐ́ων tôn ăkrĭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́κρῑ têi ắkrī	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρῐ́οιν toîn ăkrĭ́oin	ταῖς ᾰ̓́κρῐσῐ / ᾰ̓́κρῐσῐν taîs ắkrĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́κρῐν tḕn ắkrĭn	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρῐε tṑ ắkrĭe	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́κρῑς / ᾰ̓́κρῐᾰς tā̀s ắkrīs / ắkrĭăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κρῐ ắkrĭ	ᾰ̓́κρῐε ắkrĭe	ᾰ̓́κρῐες ắkrĭes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́κρῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓́κρεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́κρῐς hē ắkrĭs	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρει tṑ ắkrei	αἱ ᾰ̓́κρεις hai ắkreis
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́κρεως tês ắkreōs	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρέοιν toîn ăkréoin	τῶν ᾰ̓́κρεων tôn ắkreōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́κρει têi ắkrei	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρέοιν toîn ăkréoin	ταῖς ᾰ̓́κρεσῐ / ᾰ̓́κρεσῐν taîs ắkresĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́κρῐν tḕn ắkrĭn	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρει tṑ ắkrei	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́κρεις tā̀s ắkreis
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κρῐ ắkrĭ	ᾰ̓́κρει ắkrei	ᾰ̓́κρεις ắkreis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄκρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄκρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄκρις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄκρις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄκρις in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄκρις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)