eyot
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English eyt, eit, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) which constitutes the first element of island. See also ait.
Pronunciation
Noun
eyot (plural eyots)
Synonyms
Translations
islet — see islet