insua
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Insua de Seivane (Saint John's island), in the Minho river near Lugo, Galicia
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the earlier ynsoa, from Old Galician-Portuguese insua, inssoa, from Latin īnsula (“island”). Cognate with Portuguese ínsua and Spanish isla.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
insua f (plural insuas)
- islet, eyot, holm; peninsula; place totally or partially surrounded by rivers and waters
- Synonym: illa
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “insoa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nsoa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “insua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “insua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “insua”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “isla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Old Galician-Portuguese
Noun
insua f (plural insuas)
- Alternative form of inssoa