ínsula

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See also: insula, Insula, and insulă

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsula. Doublet of ilha and ínsua.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ
  • Hyphenation: ín‧su‧la

Noun[edit]

ínsula f (plural ínsulas)

  1. (poetic) island
  2. (historical) insula (type of Roman building)
  3. (historical) insula (block of Roman buildings)
  4. (neuroanatomy) insula (structure of the human brain)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin īnsula. Doublet of isla, which was inherited.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈinsula/ [ˈĩn.su.la]
  • Rhymes: -insula
  • Syllabification: ín‧su‧la

Noun[edit]

ínsula f (plural ínsulas)

  1. (poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of isla (island)

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