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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinswɐ], [ˈinsu.ɐ]

Noun

insua f (plural insuas)

1. islet, eyot, holm; peninsula; place totally or partially surrounded by rivers and waters

   Synonym: illa

Derived terms

• Insua
• Insuaboa
• Insuela

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “insoa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nsoa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “insua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “insua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

insua f

1. Alternative form of inssoa