ακριτικός

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἀκριτικός (akritikós) from ἀκρίτ(ης) (akrít(ēs), frontier soldier) -from ἄκρα f (ákra, edge)- + -ικός (-ikós). Not to be confused with άκριτος (ákritos, thoughtless) and its root from κρίνω (kríno, I judge).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.kri.tiˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρι‧τι‧κός

Adjective[edit]

ακριτικός (akritikósm (feminine ακριτική, neuter ακριτικό)

  1. relating to frontier
    ακριτικά νησιάakritiká nisiáfrontier islands
  2. relating to Byzantine frontiersmen, especially of the poetry about them
    ακριτική ποίησηakritikí poíisiacritic poetry
    ακριτικά τραγούδιαakritiká tragoúdiaacritic songs

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • and see: άκρη n (ákri, end, edge)

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