νῆσος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- island
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (swim, flow, bathe).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)neh₂-
Gloss
swim, flow, bathe
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Austric English
- Majorca English
- austromancy English
- insulitis English
- *isula Latin
- Chersonesus Latin
- Peloponnesus Latin
- Peloponnēsus Latin
- Trinasus Latin
- auster Latin
- australis Latin
- austrinus Latin
- austro- Latin
- insula Latin
- natantem Latin
- natāre Latin
- natātrīcem Latin
- natātōrem Latin
- nesiotes Latin
- nātrīcem Latin
- nāvālem Latin
- nūtrīcius Latin
- terra austrālis incōgnita Latin
- Austronesisch German
- Peloponnes German
- Maiorca Italian
- austro- Italian
- isolare Italian
- navalestro Italian
- Majorque French
- Canarias Spanish, Castilian
- austro Spanish, Castilian
- isla Spanish, Castilian
- Πέλοψ Ancient Greek
- Πελοποννήσιος Ancient Greek
- Πελοπόννησος Ancient Greek
- Προκόννησος Ancient Greek
- Τρινασός Ancient Greek
- Χερσόνησος Ancient Greek
- νάω Ancient Greek
- νέω Ancient Greek
- ναυπηγέω Ancient Greek
- ναυπηγός Ancient Greek
- ναυτικός Ancient Greek
- νησίς Ancient Greek
- νησιώτης Ancient Greek
- πρόξ Ancient Greek
- χέρσος Ancient Greek
- χερσόνησος Ancient Greek
- *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European
- *néh₂us Proto-Indo-European
- insulin Norwegian Bokmål
- isolere Norwegian Bokmål
- Maiorca Portuguese
- insulin Norwegian Nynorsk
- isolera Norwegian Nynorsk
- isolere Norwegian Nynorsk
- स्नाति Sanskrit
- स्नान Sanskrit
- Peloponnes Danish
- inzula Czech
- Ysla Old French
- ille Old French
- isle Old French
- Illas Canarias Galician
- شنا Persian
- Πελοπόννησος Greek (modern)
- austro- Translingual
- সাঁতোৰা Assamese
- *snāti Proto-Celtic
- *snaHtás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *snāō Proto-Italic
- ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ Coptic
- Insel Low German
- îlle Bourguignon
- 𐬯𐬥𐬁 Avestan
- Insel Plautdietsch
- illa Old Catalan