ἀκραής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἄκρος (ákros, “extreme”) + ἄημι (áēmi, “I breathe, blow”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kraː.ɛ̌ːs/ → /a.kraˈis/ → /a.kraˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kraː.ɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈis/

Adjective

ἀκρᾱής • (akrāḗs) m or f (neuter ἀκρᾱές); third declension

1. (of wind) blowing strongly or favourably

Inflection

Third declension of ἀκρᾱής; ἀκρᾱές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀκρᾱής akrāḗs	ἀκρᾱές akrāés		ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî	ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî		ἀκρᾱεῖς akrāeîs	ἀκρᾱῆ akrāê
Genitive		ἀκρᾱοῦς akrāoûs	ἀκρᾱοῦς akrāoûs		ἀκρᾱοῖν akrāoîn	ἀκρᾱοῖν akrāoîn		ἀκρᾱῶν akrāôn	ἀκρᾱῶν akrāôn
Dative		ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî	ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî		ἀκρᾱοῖν akrāoîn	ἀκρᾱοῖν akrāoîn		ἀκρᾱέσῐ / ἀκρᾱέσῐν akrāési(n)	ἀκρᾱέσῐ / ἀκρᾱέσῐν akrāési(n)
Accusative		ἀκρᾱῆ akrāê	ἀκρᾱές akrāés		ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî	ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî		ἀκρᾱεῖς akrāeîs	ἀκρᾱῆ akrāê
Vocative		ἀκρᾱές akrāés	ἀκρᾱές akrāés		ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî	ἀκρᾱεῖ akrāeî		ἀκρᾱεῖς akrāeîs	ἀκρᾱῆ akrāê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀκρᾱῶς akrāôs			ἀκρᾱέστερος akrāésteros			ἀκρᾱέστᾰτος akrāéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.