Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek νησιώτης (nēsiṓtēs, islander).

Adjective

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nēsiōtēs (neuter nēsiōtes or nēsiōtēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. (New Latin) Inhabiting an island

Usage notes

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Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nēsiōtēs nēsiōtes1
nēsiōtēs
nēsiōtēs nēsiōtia
Genitive nēsiōtis nēsiōtium
Dative nēsiōtī nēsiōtibus
Accusative nēsiōtem nēsiōtes1
nēsiōtēs
nēsiōtēs nēsiōtia
Ablative nēsiōtī nēsiōtibus
Vocative nēsiōtes1
nēsiōtēs
nēsiōtēs nēsiōtia

1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.