Etymology

Lemnos

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Today it means: An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea. Full definition →

Greek Λήμνος ← Ancient Greek Λῆμνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΛῆμνος
  2. Greek · borrowed fromΛήμνος
  3. English todayLemnos

From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

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