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English
Proper noun
the Island
( New York City ) Long Island (in New York State)
1972 , Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Walk on the Wild Side ”, in Transformer :Candy came from out on the Island / In the backroom, she was everybody's darling
( British Columbia ) Vancouver Island
2008 December 8, “Grizzlies at home on the Island ”, in Times Colonist :A grizzly was photographed at Rugged Point near Kyuquot on the northwest coast of the Island in May, close to the time bears emerge from their dens, suggesting it had successfully hibernated on the Island .
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Island .
( Internet slang ) Epstein Island
( UK , colloquial ) HM Prison Parkhurst , a prison on the Isle of Wight
Anagrams
Breton
Proper noun
Island
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Ísland .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Hyphenation: is‧land
Proper noun
Island m inan (relational adjective islandský , demonym Islanďan , female demonym Islanďanka )
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Declension
Declension of Island (sg-only hard masculine inanimate )
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Europe ) státy Evropy ; Albánie , Andorra , Arménie , Ázerbájdžán , Belgie , Bělorusko , Bosna a Hercegovina , Bulharsko , Černá Hora , Česko , Dánsko , Estonsko , Finsko , Francie , Gruzie , Chorvatsko , Irsko , Island , Itálie , Kazachstán , Kypr , Lichtenštejnsko , Litva , Lotyšsko , Lucembursko , Maďarsko , Malta , Moldavsko , Monako , Německo , Nizozemsko , Norsko , Polsko , Portugalsko , Rakousko , Rumunsko , Rusko , Řecko , San Marino , Severní Makedonie , Slovensko , Slovinsko , Spojené království , Srbsko , Španělsko , Švédsko , Švýcarsko , Turecko , Ukrajina , Vatikán , (Category: cs:Countries in Europe )
Further reading
“Island ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“Island ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“Island ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Proper noun
Island
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Europe ) Europas lande ; Albanien , Andorra , Armenien , Aserbajdsjan , Belgien , Bosnien-Hercegovina , Bulgarien , Cypern , Danmark , Estland , Finland , Forenede Kongerige , Frankrig , Georgien , Grækenland , Hviderusland , Irland , Island , Italien , Kasakhstan , Kroatien , Letland , Liechtenstein , Litauen , Luxembourg , Malta , Moldova , Monaco , Montenegro , Nederlandene , Nordmakedonien , Norge , Polen , Portugal , Rumænien , Rusland , San Marino , Schweiz , Serbien , Slovakiet , Slovenien , Spanien , Sverige , Tjekkiet , Tyskland , Ukraine , Ungarn , Vatikanstaten , Østrig (Category: da:Countries in Europe )
Estonian
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Island (genitive Islandi , partitive Islandi )
Iceland (a country in the North Atlantic Ocean , Europe )
Islandile ― to Iceland
Islandil ― in Iceland
Islandilt ― from Iceland
Declension
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Europe ) Euroopa riigid ; Albaania , Andorra , Armeenia , Aserbaidžaan , Austria , Belgia , Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina , Bulgaaria , Eesti , Georgia /Gruusia , Hispaania , Holland /Madalmaad , Horvaatia , Iirimaa /Iiri , Island , Itaalia , Kasahstan , Kreeka , Küpros , Leedu , Liechtenstein , Luksemburg , Läti , Malta , Moldova , Monaco , Montenegro , Norra , Poola , Portugal , Põhja-Makedoonia , Prantsusmaa , Rootsi , Rumeenia , Saksamaa , San Marino , Serbia , Slovakkia , Sloveenia , Soome , Suurbritannia , Šveits , Taani , Tšehhi , Türgi , Ukraina , Ungari , Valgevene , Vatikan , Venemaa (Category: et:Countries in Europe )
References
Island in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
“Island ”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language ] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German Îslant , a calque of Old Norse Ísland ( “ Iceland ” ) , from íss ( “ ice ” ) + land ( “ land ” ) . The High-Germanized form Eisland did not establish itself; that with I- was reinforced by Danish Island . Compare the same in Grönland .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Island n (proper noun , genitive Islands or ( optionally with an article ) Island )
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Declension
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Europe ) Staaten Europas ; Albanien , Andorra , Belgien , Belarus , Bosnien und Herzegowina , Bulgarien , Deutschland , Dänemark , Estland , Finnland , Frankreich , Griechenland , Irland , Island , Italien , Kroatien , Lettland , Liechtenstein , Litauen , Luxemburg , Malta , Moldau , Monaco , Montenegro , Nordmazedonien , Norwegen , Niederlande , Österreich , Polen , Portugal , Rumänien , Russland , San Marino , Schweden , Schweiz , Serbien , Slowakei , Slowenien , Spanien , Tschechien , Ukraine , Ungarn , Vereinigtes Königreich , Vatikanstadt , Weißrußland /Weißrussland , Zypern (Category: de:Countries in Europe )
Greenlandic
Proper noun
Island
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Livonian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Island
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Usage notes
Perhaps by error LĒL lists this term as type 127 – vȯņ which has consonant shift in genitive (vȯn ) a pattern that is not possible for this term. Like for Kanād the most regular type (135 – āigast ) is given in this entry.
Declension
Declension of
Island (
135 )
Middle English
Proper noun
Island
Alternative form of Iseland
Norwegian Bokmål
Riksvåpen
Proper noun
Island
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland , from íss ( “ ice ” ) + land ( “ land ” ) . Akin to English Iceland .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Island n
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ǐsland/
Hyphenation: Is‧land
Proper noun
Ìsland m (Cyrillic spelling Ѝсланд )
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Island m inan (genitive singular Islandu , declension pattern of dub , relational adjective islandský or islandsky , demonym Islanďan , female demonym Islanďanka )
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Declension
Derived terms
See also
(countries of Europe ) štáty Európy ; Albánsko , Andorra , Arménsko , Azerbajdžan , Belgicko , Bielorusko , Bosna a Hercegovina , Bulharsko , Chorvátsko , Cyprus , Čierna Hora , Česko , Dánsko , Estónsko , Fínsko , Francúzsko , Grécko , Gruzínsko , Holandsko , Írsko , Island , Kazachstan , Lichtenštajnsko , Litva , Lotyšsko , Luxembursko , Maďarsko , Malta , Moldavsko , Monako , Nemecko , Nórsko , Poľsko , Portugalsko , Rakúsko , Rumunsko , Rusko , San Maríno , Severné Macedónsko , Slovensko , Slovinsko , Spojené kráľovstvo , Srbsko , Španielsko , Švédsko , Švajčiarsko , Taliansko , Turecko , Ukrajina , Vatikán (Category: sk:Countries in Europe )
Further reading
“Island ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland .
Proper noun
Island n (genitive Islands )
Iceland (an island and country in Europe , North Atlantic Ocean ; capital: Reykjavík )
Derived terms
References
Anagrams