Νησίον

islet, small island

Translated by Catharine Roth19 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 23 words

and [sc. also attested is] nhsiw/ths ["islander"], [meaning] one who comes from an island.
Also [sc. attested is] nhsu/drion, [meaning] a small island.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νησίον· καὶ Νησιώτης, ὁ ἀπὸ νήσου. καὶ Νησύδριον, νησίον μικρόν.

Betacode

*nhsi/on: kai\ *nhsiw/ths, o( a)po\ nh/sou. kai\ *nhsu/drion, nhsi/on mikro/n.

Notes (1)

1This and the unglossed primary headword itself are diminutives of nh=sos, "island" (nu 343). Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius nu206 Theodoridis. ↩

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ν343Νῆσοςisland[sc. The word is formed] out of the [verb] nw= ['I swim'], [future] nh/sw; as if swimming in water. Or also, they say, as if from the bird [called] nh=ssa ['duck'], by similarity. From this [is derived] nhsi/ths…

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ν339ΝῆσσαNessa, Nesa ν340Νῆσαιto heap up ν341Νησίονislet, small island ν342ΝῆσιςNesis ν343Νῆσοςisland

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Jun 2013

16 Jun 2013tweak — Catharine Roth
9 Jun 2013expanded notes; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
20 Jan 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (1)

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