Μύρτουσα

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Μύρτουσα OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
mountain
Entry #258
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 464.17 | Billerbeck: Μ258
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-30
Word count: 8
AI prompt: v1
Entities: Μύρτουσα (Myrtousa) [place], Λιβύη (Libya) [place], Μυρτουσσαῖος (Myrtoussaean (inhabitant of Myrtousa)) [people], Μυρτούσσιος (Myrtoussios (inhabitant of Myrtousa)) [people]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: “Myrtousa: a mountain of Libya.” (The entry simply identifies the place as a mountain in Libya; no origin of the name is given.); Morphological Composition: “The inhabitant(s) (demonym) Myrtoussaios and Myrtoussios.” (Forms of the demonym derived from the place-name by Greek adjectival suffixes.)
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Μύρτουσα, ὄρος Λιβύης. ὁ οἰκήτωρ Μυρτουσαῖος καὶ Μυρτούσιος.
Myrtousa: a mountain of Libya. The inhabitant is called Myrtoussaîos and also Myrtoússios.

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