Insel
Meaning
an island, an isle
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪnzəl/
Etymology
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).
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Sentences
Die von der Halbinsel abgeschlossene "Souda-Bucht" ist der größte Naturhafen der Insel .
To the south, Souda Bay is found between the peninsula and the island.