ακρίτης

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρα (ákra, “edge”)

Noun

ακρίτης • (akrítis) m (plural ακρίτες)

frontiersman; a person who lives in the border regions
in Byzantium, a soldier who guarded and defended the borders of the Byzantine Empire
a soldier who guarded the borders of Greece

Declension

declension of ακρίτης

	singular	plural
nominative	ακρίτης •	ακρίτες •
genitive	ακρίτη •	ακριτών •
accusative	ακρίτη •	ακρίτες •
vocative	ακρίτη •	ακρίτες •

Synonyms

(frontiersman): ακρίτας m (akrítas)

Related terms

see: άκρη n (ákri, “end, edge”)

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