ἀκρουνοί
Ancient Macedonian
editEtymology
editUnknown. 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
editἀκρουνοί (akrounoí) (plural)
Usage notes
edit- 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
- ἀκρουνοί· ὅροι, ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων
Further reading
edit- 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