Eiland

Significado (Inglês)

1. (literary,neuter,strong) a small island, typically isolated
2. (literary,neuter,strong) an island of any size; occasionally used to avoid repitition of Insel, otherwise poetic

Gênero

Neutro

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯lant/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle High German eilant, einlant, from Middle Low German eilant (by which it was reinforced again during the 16th c.), from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Cognate with Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.