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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian alond, āland, eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą.
Pronunciation
Noun
eilân n (plural eilannen, diminutive eilantsje)
- island
Further reading
- “eilân”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011