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ilha

Sentences
Meaning

ilhar

to isolate (to cut off from others)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈi.ʎɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula, whence also Spanish isla, Italian isola, French île and English isle. Doublet of inherited ínsua, from Old Galician-Portuguese inssoa, as well as the learned borrowing ínsula; both of these are rare or specialist.

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