Insel

German

Alternative forms

  • Insul (obsolete)

Etymology

    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).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɪnzəl/, [ˈʔɪn.zl̩], [ˈʔɪn.zəl]
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    Noun

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

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

    Declension

    Declension of Insel [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Insel die Inseln
    genitive einer der Insel der Inseln
    dative einer der Insel den Inseln
    accusative eine die Insel die Inseln

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

    • “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

    En Insel

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈinsəl/
    • Rhymes: -insəl
    • Syllabification: In‧sel

    Noun

    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

    Low German

    Etymology

    Ultimately from Latin insula.

    Noun

    Insel f (plural Inseln)

    1. island, isle

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from Insel "island"
    • Ferieninsel
    • Galápagos-Inseln
    • Halfinsel (Halfeiland)
    • Insel Grootbritannien
    • Inselbagen
    • Inselbahn
    • Inselbeseuker
      • Inselbeseukerin
      • Inselbeseukersch
      • Inselbeseukersche
    • Inselbesöker
      • Inselbesökerin
      • Inselbesökersch
      • Inselbesökersche
    • Inselbogen
    • Inselbohn
    • Inselbult
    • Inselbulten
    • Inseldörp
    • Inseldörpen
    • Inseldörper
    • Inselenn
    • Inselgemeen
    • Inselgemeend
    • Inselgemeende
    • Inselgrupp
    • Inselkeed
    • Inselkääd
    • Inselnaam
    • Inselnoom
    • Inseloort
    • Inselpublikum
    • Inselregion
    • Inselstaat
    • Inselstaten
    • Inselsteed
    • Inselwelt
    • Inselöörd
    • Karibikinsel
    • lütt Insel
    • lütte Insel
    • lüttje Insel
    • Naverinsel
    • Noordseeinsel
    • Noverinsel
    • Oostseeinsel

    References

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

    Luxembourgish

    Alternative forms

    • Ënsel

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈinzel/, [ˈinzəl]

    Noun

    Insel f (plural Inselen)

    1. island

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    Ultimately from Latin insula.

    Noun

    Insel f (plural Inslen)

    1. island

    Derived terms

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