Insel

an island, an isle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnzəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: insel

Inherited from Old High German: isila

In summary

From Middle High German insel, insele, isele, from Old High German isila, *insila, from Proto-West Germanic *isulā, *insulā, borrowed from Latin *isula, insula (“island”).
Native Middle High German words for “island” were ouwe and wert; cf. modern Aue (“meadow by a river”) and Werder (“river island”). Other borrowings were eilant, einlant (from Old Frisian; see Eiland) and the rare īle (from Old French, ultimately from the same Latin word as above).

Concepts

island

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isle

islands

insular

Shimane

skerry

Insel

key cay

island

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island

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islet

territory

turf

Synonyms

Eiland

Inselchen

Inseln

Kleine Inseln

Inselbewohnerin

Atoll

Inſel

Inselbewohner

Sentences

Auf der Insel dürfen sich höchstens acht Touristen gleichzeitig aufhalten .

A maximum of eight tourists may stay on the island at the same time.

Grönland ist die größte Insel der Erde .

Greenland is the largest island on earth.

Die größte Insel in diesem Meer ist die Insel Bantayan.

The largest island in this sea is the island of Bantayan.

Sehenswert war die Landschaft an der Ostküste der Insel Hiiumaa.

The landscape on the east coast of the island of Hiiumaa was worth seeing.

Freemans Village liegt nördlich von All Saints im Zentrum der Insel .

Freemans Village is located north of All Saints in the centre of the island.