insua

See also: ínsua and Insua

Galician

Insua de Seivane (Saint John's island), in the Minho river near Lugo, Galicia

Alternative forms

• ínsua (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From the earlier ynsoa, from Old Galician-Portuguese insua, inssoa, from Latin īnsula (“island”). Cognate with Portuguese ínsua and Spanish isla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinswɐ], [ˈinsu.ɐ]

Noun

insua f (plural insuas)

1. islet, eyot, holm; peninsula; place totally or partially surrounded by rivers and waters

   Synonym: illa

Derived terms

• Insua
• Insuaboa
• Insuela

References

• “insoa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “nsoa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “insua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “insua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “insua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

insua f

1. Alternative form of inssoa