ἀκρέα
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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:
- AD 5th C., 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 - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.