Ἄκραι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκρᾱ (ákrā, “top, peak, castle, citadel”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.krai̯/ → /ˈa.krɛ/ → /ˈa.kre/

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

Proper noun

Ἄκραι • (Ákrai) f pl (genitive Ἀκρῶν); first declension

1. A colony of Sicily, founded by Syracusans in 663 BC, located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Ἄκραι; τῶν Ἀκρῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Ἄκραι hai Ákrai
Genitive	τῶν Ἀκρῶν tôn Akrôn
Dative	ταῖς Ἄκραις taîs Ákrais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Ἄκρᾱς tā̀s Ákrās
Vocative	Ἄκραι Ákrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Acrae
  • English: Acrae
  • Italian: Acre, Acreide
  • Sicilian: Acri, Acrèiti

See also

• Κασμέναι (Kasménai)
• Τρινακρία (Trinakría)

Further reading

• Ἄκραι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἄκραι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)