Insel

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German insel, insele, isele, from Old High German isila, *insila, from Proto-West Germanic *isulā, *insulā, borrowed from Latin *isula, insula (island).

Native Middle High German words for “island” were ouwe and wert; cf. modern Aue (meadow by a river) and Werder (river island). Other borrowings were eilant, einlant (from Old Frisian; see Eiland) and the rare īle (from Old French, ultimately from the same Latin word as above).

Pronunciation

Noun

Insel f (genitive Insel, plural Inseln, diminutive Inselchen n)

  1. an island, an isle
    Synonym: (elevated) Eiland

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Hyponyms

Further reading

  • Insel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Insel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Insel” in Duden online
  • Insel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

En Insel

Etymology

From Middle High German insel, from Latin īnsula (island).

Pronunciation

Noun

Insel f (plural Insle, diminutive Inselche)

  1. island, isle
    Dääst-du gern in ener Insel wohne?
    Would you like to live on an island?

Further reading

Low German

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun

Insel f (plural Inseln)

  1. island, isle

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References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈinzel/,

Noun

Insel f (plural Inselen)

  1. island

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun

Insel f (plural Inslen)

  1. island