- ἀκή 1
- ἀκή 1.Grammatical information: f.Meaning: ἀκμη σιδήρου Suid., H. (cod. αἰχμή).Other forms: A parallel formation is ἀκίς, -ίδος f. `needle, arrow, barb' (Hp.).Compounds: see s.v. -ήκης.Derivatives: From ἀκίς: ἀκίδιον `small barb' (BCH 29, 572), ἀκιδωτός `pointed' (Paul. Aeg.), also plant names like ἀκιδωτόν (Dsc.), passive vb. adj. ἠκιδωμένος (IG 2, 807). But ἀκίσκλων (gen. pl. BGU 1028, 12; 16, IIp) from Lat. acisculum `the small pointed hammer of a stone-mason', cf. Schubart's comment.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [18] *h₂eḱ-Etymology: Prob. from a root noun, Schwyzer 465. - Derived from a root ἀκ- `sharp', seen in several other foms.Page in Frisk: 1,52
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.