Eiland

Signification (Anglais)

1. (literary, neuter, strong) a small island, typically isolated
2. (literary, neuter, strong) an island of any size; occasionally used to avoid repetition of Insel, otherwise poetic

Concepts

île

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ile

îlot

ïlot

terre-plein central

petites îles

ïle

Synonymes

Insel

Inselchen

Atoll

Kleine Inseln

Traductions

isola

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eiland

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isla

🏝️

island

🏝️

ilha

🏝️

isle

insula

🏝️

illa

🏝️

νησί

ada

🏝️

νήσος

جزيرة

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girav

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جَزِيرَة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯lant/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: eilant

Appartenant à néerlandais: eiland

Appartenant à anglais: island

Appartenant à islandais: eyland

In summary

From Middle High German eilant, einlant, from Middle Low German eilant (by which it was reinforced again during the 16th c.), from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Cognate with Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.