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Insel

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German insel, insele, isele, from Old High German isila, *insila, from Proto-West Germanic *isulā, *insulā, borrowed from Latin *isula, insula (island).

    Native Middle High German words for “island” were ouwe and wert; cf. modern Aue (meadow by a river) and Werder (river island). Other borrowings were eilant, einlant (from Old Frisian; see Eiland) and the rare īle (from Old French, ultimately from the same Latin word as above).

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    Noun

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    Insel f (genitive Insel, plural Inseln, diminutive Inselchen n)

    1. an island, an isle
      Synonym: (elevated) Eiland

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    Further reading

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    • Insel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Insel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Insel” in Duden online
    • Insel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Hunsrik

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    En Insel

    Etymology

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    From Middle High German insel, from Latin īnsula (island).

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    Noun

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    Insel f (plural Insle, diminutive Inselche)

    1. island, isle
      Dääst-du gern in ener Insel wohne?Would you like to live on an island?

    References

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    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Insel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 82, column 2

    Low German

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Latin insula.

    Noun

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    Insel f (plural Inseln)

    1. island, isle

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    • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

    Luxembourgish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈinzel/, [ˈinzəl]

    Noun

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    Insel f (plural Inselen)

    1. island

    Plautdietsch

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Latin insula.

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    Insel f (plural Inslen)

    1. island

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