isla

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See also: Isla and islã

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

isla f (plural isles)

  1. Alternative form of islla

Basque[edit]

Noun[edit]

isla

  1. reflection

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish isla, from Late Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: is‧la

Noun[edit]

isla

  1. an island; a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water; also an isle or islet

Synonyms[edit]

Quotations[edit]

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:isla.

Lubuagan Kalinga[edit]

Noun[edit]

isla

  1. cooked rice

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish isla.

The Spanish word comes from Latin insula.

Noun[edit]

isla

  1. island

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula (compare Catalan illa, French île, Galician insua, Italian isola, Portuguese ínsua). Doublet of ínsula, a borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

isla f (plural islas)

  1. island (area of land surrounded by water)
  2. block (group of urban lots of property)
    Synonym: manzana

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (island): ínsula (poetic, obsolete)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Chamicuro: yishla
  • Papiamentu: isla
  • → Basque: irla
  • → Ilocano: isla
  • → Inabaknon: isla
  • → Tagalog: ísla

Further reading[edit]

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