island

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
2. (broadly) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
3. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
4. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
5. A traffic island.
6. (West-Midlands, broadly) A roundabout; a traffic circle.
7. A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
8. An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
9. A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Verb

1. (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.
2. (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
3. (transitive) To isolate.

Konzepte

Insel

Eiland

Inseln

Verkehrsinsel

Mittelstreifen

Inſel

Synonyme

isle

land

islet

insula

low ground

traffic island

insulate

isolate

landmass

median

median strip

mountain

⛰️

peninsula

place

pool

refuge

sandbank

village

waterfront

Shimane

skerry

water meadow

island country

sand-bank

safety island

pedestrian island

safety strip

also

key cay

both

bridge

continent

country

degree

Übersetzungen

île

🏝️

isla

🏝️

isola

🏝️

eiland

🏝️

ilha

🏝️

illa

🏝️

νησί

insula

🏝️

ada

🏝️

جزيرة

🏝️

girav

🏝️

νήσος

iscla

ile

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈaɪlənd/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: iland

Geerbt von Altenglisch: īeġland

Verwandt mit Schottisch: island

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: eilân

Verwandt mit Saterfriesisch: Ailound

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: eiland

Verwandt mit Niederdeutsch: Eiland

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Eiland

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: ö

Verwandt mit Dänisch: ø

Verwandt mit Norwegisch: øy

Verwandt mit Isländisch: eyland

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Aue

Verwandt mit Latein: aqua

In summary

From earlier iland, from Middle English iland, yland, ylond, from Old English īeġland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą (from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“island, waterland, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂) + *landą (“land”), equivalent to ey + land.
Doublet of Öland. Cognate with Scots island, iland, yland (“island”), West Frisian eilân (“island”), Saterland Frisian Ailound (“island”), Dutch eiland (“island”), Low German Eiland (“island”), German Eiland (“island”), Swedish ö (“island”), Öland (“Sweden's second largest island”), Danish ø (“island”), Norwegian øy (“island”), øyland (“large island”), Icelandic eyland (“island”).
The insertion of ⟨s⟩—a 16th century spelling modification—is due to a change in spelling to the unrelated term isle, which previously lacked s (cf. Middle English ile, yle). The re-addition was mistakenly carried over to include iland as well. Related also to German Aue (“water-meadow”), Latin aqua (“water”). More at ea.

Sätze

It washed away tents and parts of the forest on the island .

Es wusch Zelte und Teile des Waldes auf der Insel weg.

This island is a large dormant volcano .

Diese Insel ist ein großer ruhender Vulkan.

The ocean has carved large sea cliffs on the sides of the island .