Insel
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German insel, from Latin īnsula (“island”). Compare also Middle High German īle (“island”) from Old French, and Middle High German īsele from Old High German īsila (“island”), also from the Latin word (probably via Romance). Displaced native Middle High German eilant (“island”) and ouwe (“island”). See Eiland and Aue.
Pronunciation
Noun
Insel f (genitive Insel, plural Inseln, diminutive Inselchen n)
Declension
Declension of Insel [feminine]
Hyponyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Insel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Insel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Insel” in Duden online
- Insel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German insel, from Latin īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Insel f (plural Insle, diminutive Inselche)
Further reading
Low German
Etymology
Noun
Insel f (plural Inseln)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from Insel "island"
- Naverinsel
- Noverinsel
- Ferieninsel
- Galápagos-Inseln
- Halfinsel (Halfeiland)
- Inselbagen
- Inselbahn
- Inselbeseuker
- Inselbeseukerin
- Inselbeseukersch
- Inselbeseukersche
- Inselbesöker
- Inselbesökerin
- Inselbesökersch
- Inselbesökersche
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Insel f (plural Inselen)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Noun
Insel f (plural Inslen)
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