Nesos
Nesos, transliterated from the Greek νησος (nesos), is the general term used in ancient and modern Greek to mean a geographic island. In classical texts, nesos is a common noun describing any island within a sea or region; its plural nesoi (νήσοι) refers to multiple islands. Because it is a common noun rather than a proper name, nesos does not designate a specific place; the intended island depends on context, geography, and the author.
In modern Greek, the everyday word for island is nisí (νήσι). The older form nesos survives mainly
The term also appears in toponymy and scholarly descriptions as part of compound forms or as a