island

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

isola

🏝️

salvagente

doppio

2️⃣

paio

islanda

isola stradale

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

île

🏝️

isla

🏝️

Insel

eiland

🏝️

ilha

🏝️

illa

🏝️

νησί

insula

🏝️

ada

🏝️

جزيرة

🏝️

girav

🏝️

νήσος

iscla

Eiland

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈaɪlənd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: iland

Ereditato da inglese antico: īeġland

Affine scozzese: island

Affine frisone occidentale: eilân

Affine saterfriesisch: Ailound

Affine olandese: eiland

Affine basso tedesco: Eiland

Affine tedesco: Eiland

Affine svedese: ö

Affine danese: ø

Affine norvegese: øy

Affine islandese: eyland

Affine tedesco: Aue

Affine latino: 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.

Frasi

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

Lannò le tende e parti della foresta sull'isola.

This island is a large dormant volcano .

Quest'isola è un grande vulcano dormiente.

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