Isle of Wight

English

Isle of Wight, England

Etymology

From Old English Wiht, Wihte iegland, Latin Vectis (c.150), from Proto-Celtic *ixtis (literally “nether”), akin to Old Irish icht (“nether, bottom”), Muir n-Icht (“English Channel”, literally “the nether sea”), referring to the fact that the Isle of Wight is one of the southernmost islands of the British Isles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɪl ə(v) ˈwaɪt/

Proper noun

the Isle of Wight

1. An island, county and unitary authority off the south coast of England in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

• IOW, IoW
• I.W.
• Vectis

Derived terms

• Isle of Wight County
• Isle of Wight disease
• Isle of Wighter

Related terms

• Vectensian

Translations

island and county off the south coast of England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懷特島／怀特岛 (Huáitè dǎo)

• Finnish: Wightsaari
• French: île de Wight (fr) f

  Middle French: isle de Wisque f

  Old French: isle de Wic f

• Irish: Inis Iocht f
• Italian: isola di Wight f
• Japanese: ワイト島 (Waito-tō)
• Latin: Vectis f
• Macedonian: Вајт m (Vajt)
• Manx: Ellan Eeaght f
• Norman: Wique, Witte
• Old English: Wiht, Wihte īeġland
• Polish: Wyspa Wight
• Portuguese: Ilha de Wight f
• Russian: о́стров Уа́йт m (óstrov Uájt)
• Spanish: isla de Wight f
• Welsh: Ynys Wyth f

See also

• caulkhead