insua

See also: ínsua and Insua

Galician

Insua de Seivane (Saint John's island), in the Minho river near Lugo, Galicia

Etymology

From the earlier ynsoa, from Old Galician-Portuguese insua, inssoa, from Latin īnsula (“island”). Cognate with Portuguese ínsua and Spanish isla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinswa̝/, /ˈinsu.a̝/

Noun

insua f (plural insuas)

1. island; peninsula; place totally or partially surrounded by rivers and waters

   Synonym: illa

Derived terms

• Insua
• Insuaboa
• Insuela

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nsoa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• 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

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Old Portuguese

Noun

insua f

1. Alternative form of inssoa