peninsula
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/, /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
- (General Australian, yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: peninsular (non-rhotic accents)
Noun edit
peninsula (plural peninsulas or peninsulae)
- (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
- Synonyms: byland, cape, chersonese, half-island, headland, ness
Derived terms edit
in toponyms of Newfoundland
Related terms edit
Translations edit
piece of land projecting into water
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Further reading edit
- “peninsula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Peninsula in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish península.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
península
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peːˈnin.su.la/, [peːˈnĩːs̠ʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈnin.su.la/, [peˈninsulä]
Noun edit
pēnīnsula f (genitive pēnīnsulae); first declension
- Alternative form of paenīnsula ("peninsula").
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pēnīnsula | pēnīnsulae |
Genitive | pēnīnsulae | pēnīnsulārum |
Dative | pēnīnsulae | pēnīnsulīs |
Accusative | pēnīnsulam | pēnīnsulās |
Ablative | pēnīnsulā | pēnīnsulīs |
Vocative | pēnīnsula | pēnīnsulae |
References edit
- “peninsula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “peninsula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- peninsula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Scots edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
peninsula (plural peninsulae)
- A peninsula.
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English peninsula.
Noun edit
peninsula (n class, plural peninsula)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish península, from Latin paenīnsula.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penínsulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜎ)
Derived terms edit
- Peninsulang Malayo (“Malay Peninsula”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “peninsula”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018