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Insel

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

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

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

Declension edit

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 edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “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 edit

 
En Insel

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Low German edit

 
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Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun edit

Insel f (plural Inseln)

  1. island, isle

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from Insel "island"

References edit

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

Luxembourgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈinzel/, [ˈinzəl]

Noun edit

Insel f (plural Inselen)

  1. island

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin insula.

Noun edit

Insel f (plural Inslen)

  1. island
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