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Greek
Etymology
From Pontic Greek ακρίτας (akrítas), from Byzantine Greek ἀκρίτας, a form of ἀκρίτης (akrítēs) as in the Trapezund manuscript of the Digenes Acrites epic of 12th century. Also see ακρίτης (akrítis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkri.tas/
- Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧τας
Noun
ακρίτας • (akrítas) m (plural ακρίτες)
- a more frequent form of ακρίτης (akrítis, “frontiersman, borderer”)
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References
- ^ 13th century manuscript in Sathas C.-Legrand É., Les exploits de Digénis Akritas. Epopée byzantine du dixième siècle, publiée pour la première fois d'après le manuscrit unique de Trébizonde , Paris-Athènes, 1875
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