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νῆσος

Alt. νῆσος, doricνᾶσος, ἡ,

"an island", Lat. insula, Hom., Hes., etc.; ἐν τᾷ μεγάλᾳ Δωρίδι νάσῳ Πέλοπος, i. e. in Peloponnese, Soph.; μακάρων νῆσοι, v. sub μάκαρ.

Etym. Perhaps from νέω "to swim", as if "floating land."