νησί

Greek

Alternative forms

• (literary) νήσος f (nísos)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek νησίν (nēsín), from Koine Greek νησίον (nēsíon), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos). Doublet of νήσος (nísos).

Noun

νησί • (nisí) n (plural νησιά)

1. (geography) island

Declension

declension of νησί

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	νησί •	νησιά •
genitive	νησιού •	νησιών •
accusative	νησί •	νησιά •
vocative	νησί •	νησιά •

Derived terms

• Δωδεκάνησα n pl (Dodekánisa, “Dodecanese”)
• Επτάνησα n pl (Eptánisa, “Ionian Islands”)

See also

• Category:el:Islands

Further reading

• νησί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el