ἀκρέα

Ancient Macedonian

Etymology

Apparently equivalent to Ancient Greek παῖς θήλεια (paîs thḗleia, “female child”), according to Hesychius. Cognate to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”).

Noun

ἀκρέα (akréa) f

1. (hapax) girl, female child

Usage notes

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

    ἀκρέα· παῖς θήλεια. Μακεδόνες.

    akréa; paîs thḗleia. Makedónes.

    akréa: female child, according to the Macedonians

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: α
• “ἄκρεα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄκρεα - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.