Καπρίη

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Καπρίη OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
Entry #69
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 357.1 | Billerbeck: Κ69
OCR: gemini-3-flash (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-18
Word count: 17
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus) FGrHist 1 F 63 [Εὐρώπῃ]
Entities: Καπρίη (Capri) [place], Ἰταλία (Italy) [place], Καπρίη (Capri (plural/islands)) [place], Καπριάτης (Capriote (demonym)) [people], Βλαῖσος (Blaisos) [person]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: The entry names the island 'Capri' (an island of Italy), cites Hecataeus (Europa), records the variant form 'Kapriai' and the ethnicon 'Kapriates', and notes the poet Blaisos was a Capriote. No explanation is given for the origin of the name.
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Καπρίη, νῆσος Ἰταλίας. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. λέγονται καὶ Καπριαί· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καπριάτης. ἐντεῦθεν ἦν Βλαῖσος σπουδογελοίων ποιητὴς Καπριάτης.
Kapriē: an island of Italy. Hekataios in his *Europa*. It is also said (sc. in the plural) “Kapriai.” The ethnic (gentilic) is Kapriatēs. From there was Blaios, a poet of spoudo-geloia (“serio-comic” pieces), a Kapriatēs.

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