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Insel

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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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

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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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Terms derived from Insel "island"

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
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