insula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Esperanto 2.1 Adjective 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Inflection 3.3.2 Derived terms 3.3.3 Descendants 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin īnsula (“‘island’”)

[edit] Noun

insula (plural insulae or insulas)

1. The insular cortex, a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus
   • 2007 February 6, Sandra Blakeslee, “A Small Part of the Brain, and Its Profound Effects”^[1], New York Times:

     All mammals have insulas that read their body condition, Dr. Craig said.

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Adjective

insula (plural insulaj, accusative singular insulan, accusative plural insulajn)

1. insular

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Uncertain. Has been connected to Ancient Greek νῆσος (nēsos), “‘island’”), according to some, possibly from a common Mediterranean source since Proto-Indo-European lacked maritime vocabulary.

Other have explained it as kindred to sōlus (“‘alone, sole, only’”), i.e. as a nominalized feminine adjective insulus reflecting Old Latin phrase en salos (“‘in the open sea’”), or, according to others, elliptically from terra in salo (“‘land in the sea’”), from in (“‘in’”) + salo, ablative of salum (“‘the sea’”).

It has also been suggested that īnsula stands for *īnsōla, feminine adjective of *īnsōlus, thus standing for terra īnsōla (“‘land by itself’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈiːn.su.la/
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[edit] Noun

īnsula (genitive īnsulae); f, first declension

1. island
2. block of apartments, usually for the lower class

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	īnsula	īnsulae
genitive	īnsulae	īnsulārum
dative	īnsulae	īnsulīs
accusative	īnsulam	īnsulās
ablative	īnsulā	īnsulīs
vocative	īnsula	īnsulae

[edit] Derived terms

Īnsula īnsulānus īnsulāris īnsulārius

īnsulensis īnsulōsus paenīnsula

[edit] Descendants

Asturian: islla Catalan: illa Esperanto: insulo, insula French: île Galician: illa Italian: isola

Occitan: iscla Portuguese: ilha Romanian: insulă Romansch: insla Spanish: isla

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈinsula]

[edit] Noun

insula f.

1. definite singular nominative form of insulă. the island
2. definite singular accusative form of insulă. the island