isle

Senso (Inglese)

An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.

Concetti

isola stradale

Piccoli Stati Insulari

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/aɪ̯l/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

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