Eiland

Значение

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

Пол

Средний

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯lant/

Этимология

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.