eiland
See also: Eiland
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch *eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch *eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą, equivalent to ei (“island”) + land (“land”). The former part is from *awjō, the latter identical to modern Dutch land.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.lɑnt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ei‧land
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯lɑnt
Derived terms
- booreiland
- eilandbewoner
- eilandengroep
- eilandenrijk
- eilander
- eilandnatie
- eilands
- eilandstaat
- eilandtheorie
- eilandvos
- getijdeneiland
- hoofdeiland
- kasteeleiland
- kloostereiland
- koraaleiland
- pirateneiland
- schateiland
- schiereiland
- speeleiland
- tempeleiland
- vogeleiland
- werkeiland
- wooneiland
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