eiland

Meaning

island

Concepts

island

isle

islet

skerry

key cay

Shimane

Hyphenated as

ei‧land

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛi̯.lɑnt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch *eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą, equivalent to ei (“island”) + land (“land”). The former part is from *awjō, the latter identical to modern Dutch land.

Sentences

Op dat eiland jaagden de mensen nog met pijl en boog .

On that island, people were still hunting with bows and arrows.

Jarenlang hebben ze overleefd op dat onbewoonde eiland .

For years, they have survived on that uninhabited island.