Insel

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnzəl/, [ˈʔɪn.zl̩], [ˈʔɪn.zəl]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

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

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

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Further reading

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  • Insel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Insel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Insel” in Duden online
  • Insel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

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En Insel

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Insel f (plural Insle, diminutive Inselche)

  1. island, isle
    Dääst-du gern in ener Insel wohne?
    Would you like to live on an island?

Further reading

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Low German

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Low German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun

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Insel f (plural Inseln)

  1. island, isle

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈinzel/, [ˈinzəl]

Noun

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Insel f (plural Inselen)

  1. island

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun

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Insel f (plural Inslen)

  1. island