ἄκρα

See also: άκρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros, “outermost”).

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓́κρη (ákrē) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kraː/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

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

Noun

ᾰ̓́κρᾱ • (ákrā) f (genitive ᾰ̓́κρᾱς); first declension

1. end, point, top, peak, extremity
2. A castle or citadel overlooking a town.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ hē ákrā	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ tṑ ákrā	αἱ ᾰ̓́κραι hai ákrai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς tês ákrās	τοῖν ᾰ̓́κραιν toîn ákrain	τῶν ᾰ̓κρῶν tôn akrôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́κρᾳ têi ákrāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓́κραιν toîn ákrain	ταῖς ᾰ̓́κραις taîs ákrais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́κρᾱν tḕn ákrān	τὼ ᾰ̓́κρᾱ tṑ ákrā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́κρᾱς tā̀s ákrās
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κρᾱ ákrā	ᾰ̓́κρᾱ ákrā	ᾰ̓́κραι ákrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Aramaic:
  • Classical Syriac: ܐܩܪܐ (/⁠ʾaqrā⁠/)
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עַקְרָא / חַקְרָא / אַקְרָא (ʾaqrā, ḥaqrā, ʿaqrā)
  • Mandaic: ࡀࡒࡓࡀ (/⁠ʾaqrā⁠/)
  • → Arabic: عَقْر (ʕaqr)
• → Medieval Latin: acra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kraː/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

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

 

• IPA^(key): /á.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/ → /ˈa.kra/

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

Adjective

ᾰ̓́κρᾱ • (ákrā)

1. inflection of ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros):
   1. feminine nominative/accusative singular
   2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Adjective

ᾰ̓́κρᾰ • (ákra)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ᾰ̓́κρος (ákros)

References

• “ἄκρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄκρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄκρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄκρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἄκρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • cape idem, page 111.
  • cliff idem, page 137.
  • crag idem, page 182.
  • foreland idem, page 336.
  • headland idem, page 391.
  • height idem, page 394.
  • hill idem, page 400.
  • peak idem, page 601.
  • point idem, page 623.
  • promontory idem, page 653.
  • rock idem, page 719.
  • scar idem, page 737.
  • summit idem, page 837.
  • top idem, page 881.
  • vertex idem, page 949.