Neutre

Eiland

(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

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯lant/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

ïlot

terre-plein central

petites îles

ïle

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