ἀκρέα
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Ancient Macedonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently equivalent to Ancient Greek παῖς θήλεια (paîs thḗleia, “female child”), according to Hesychius. Cognate to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”).
Noun
[edit]ἀκρέα (akréa) f
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
- ἀκρέα· παῖς θήλεια. Μακεδόνες.
Further reading
[edit]- Hesychius' Lexicon: α
- “ἄκρεα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄκρεα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011