Δράκοντος νῆσος

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Δράκοντος νῆσος OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
Entry #126
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 238.11 | Billerbeck: Δ126
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-06
Word count: 13
Sources: Πολυίστωρ (Polyistor (Polyhistor)) FGrHist 273 F 38 [Λιβυκῶν]
Entities: Δρακοντονήσος (Drakon's island / Drakon Island) [place], Λιβύη (Libya) [place], Δρακοντονήσιος ((inhabitant of Drakon's island) Drakontonesios) [people], Δρακοντονησίτης ((inhabitant of Drakon's island) Drakontonēsitēs) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: "island of Drakon" — the name is the genitive Δράκων + νῆσος, i.e. 'the island of Drakon'.; Morphological Composition: "the islander (is called) Δρακοντονήσιος or Δρακοντονησίτης" — demonyms formed from the island-name (Δρακοντονῆσος).
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Δράκοντος νῆσος, Λιβύης, ὡς πολυίστωρ ἐν τρίτῳ Λιβυκῶν. ὁ νησιώτης Δρακοντονήσιος ἢ Δρακοντονησίτης.
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