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isle

/ˈaɪl/EYEL
/ˈaɪl/EYEL

Meaningan island

Common meaning: an island

Journey through time

  1. Latinīnsula‘an island’
  2. Old Frenchislesource
  3. Middle Englishilesource
  4. Englishisle‘an island’ · today

isl also in: insularinsulatepeninsula

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin īnsula ‘an island’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry īnsula, p. 971 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

insularinsulatepeninsula

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