eilân

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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)

  1. island

Further reading

  • eilân”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011