ilha

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese ilha.

Noun

ilha

1. island

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Manchu

Romanization

ilha

1. Romanization of ᡳᠯᡥᠠ

Portuguese

Ilha (sense 1)

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula, whence also English isle. Doublet of inherited ínsua, from Old Galician-Portuguese inssoa, as well as the learned borrowing ínsula; both of these are rare or specialist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: i‧lha

Noun

ilha f (plural ilhas)

1. (geography) island
2. (slang) a group of houses in a poor area of a town
3. (figuratively, popular) a person who stands alone in defense of an idea

Derived terms

• Ilha Formosa
• ilhar

 

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: ilha

References

• “ilha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “ilha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Etymology 2

Verb

ilha

1. inflection of ilhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative