Acritas
See also: acritas
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρίτας (Akrítas).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aːˈkriː.taːs/, [äːˈkriːt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkri.tas/, [äˈkriːt̪äs]
Proper noun
[edit]Ācrītās m sg (genitive Ācrītae); first declension
- the most southerly promontory of Messenia, in modern Greece
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ācrītās |
| genitive | Ācrītae |
| dative | Ācrītae |
| accusative | Ācrītān |
| ablative | Ācrītā |
| vocative | Ācrītā |
References
[edit]- “Ācrītās”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Acritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Acritas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly