Νυμφαία

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Νυμφαία OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
Entry #79
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 478.20 | Billerbeck: Ν79
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-31
Word count: 15
AI prompt: v1
Entities: Νυμφαία (Nymphaea (island)) [place], Καλυψώ (Calypso) [deity], Ἀδρία (Adriatic (Sea)) [place], Νυμφαῖος (Nymphaean (demonym)) [people], Αἰαία (Aeaea / Aiaea (island)) [place], Αἰαῖος (Aeaean (demonym)) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: 'the island of Calypso by the Adriatic' — indicates the island is (called) Calypso's, i.e. named after the nymph Calypso.; Morphological Composition: 'the ethnicon Νυμφαῖος, like Αἰαῖος of Αἰαία' — states the demonym Νυμφαῖος is formed analogously to Αἰαῖος from Αἰαία (morphological formation).
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Νυμφαία, θηλυκόν, ἡ νῆσος Καλυψοῦς παρὰ τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Νυμφαῖος, ὡς τῆς Αἰαίας Αἰαῖος.
Nymphaia: feminine; the island of Calypso, by the Adriatic. The ethnic (gentilic) is Nymphaios, as Aiaios (is formed) from Aiaia.

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