insular

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin insularis (of or belonging to an island), from insula (an island), perhaps, from in (in) + salum (the main sea).

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AdjectiveEdit

insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)

  1. Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.
  2. Situated on an island.
  3. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.
  4. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
  5. (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain.
  6. (biochemistry) Relating to insulin.
  7. (linguistics, anthropology) (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

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NounEdit

insular (plural insulars)

  1. An islander.
    • 1744, George Berkeley, Siris, a chain of philosophical reflections and inquiries, concerning the virtues of tar-water
      these insulars in general live in a gross saline air , and their vessels being less elastic are consequently less able to subdue and cast off what their bodies as sponges draw in

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris.

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AdjectiveEdit

insular (masculine and feminine plural insulars)

  1. insular
    Synonym: illenc

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PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris.

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AdjectiveEdit

insular m or f (plural insulares)

  1. insular

Etymology 2Edit

From ínsula +‎ -ar. Piecewise doublet of ilhar and isolar.

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VerbEdit

insular (first-person singular present insulo, first-person singular preterite insulei, past participle insulado)

  1. to isolate
  2. (physics) to insulate
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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French insulaire, from Latin insularis.

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insular m or n (feminine singular insulară, masculine plural insulari, feminine and neuter plural insulare)

  1. insular

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /insuˈlaɾ/ [ĩn.suˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧su‧lar

AdjectiveEdit

insular (plural insulares)

  1. of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.

NounEdit

insular m or f (plural insulares)

  1. islander
  2. (Philippines, obsolete, historical) A Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.[1][2]
    Synonyms: filipino, filipina, castellano, español
    Coordinate terms: peninsular, criollo, americano

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Pepito, Dr. Rodello ((Can we date this quote?)) Insulares: Spanish born in Insular areas[1]
  2. ^ Perdon, Renato (December 31, 2013) The origin of Filipino[2]

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