Eiland

See also: eiland

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Compare Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯lant/
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Noun

Eiland n (genitive Eilands or Eilandes, plural Eilande)

  1. (literary) a small island, typically isolated
    Er war so menschenscheu, dass er sein Leben am liebsten auf einem Eiland im Ozean verbracht hätte.
    He was so reclusive that he would have preferred to spend his life on some little island in the ocean.
  2. (literary) an island of any size; occasionally used to avoid repitition of Insel, otherwise poetic

Declension
Declension of Eiland
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eiland die Eilande
genitive eines des Eilandes,
Eilands		 der Eilande
dative einem dem Eiland,
Eilande1		 den Eilanden
accusative ein das Eiland die Eilande
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Compare German Eiland, Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.

Noun

Eiland f (plural Eilannen)

  1. island

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Eilandbarg
  • Eilandgemeen
  • Eilandgemeend
  • Eilandgemeende
  • Eilandhööftstadt
  • Eilandinwahner
  • Eilandinwahnerin
  • Eilandinwahnersch
  • Eilandinwahnersche
  • Eilandinwohner
  • Eilandinwohnerin
  • Eilandinwohnersch
  • Eilandinwohnersche
  • Eiland-Kariben
  • Eilandrebeet
  • Eilandrinn
  • Eilandsegment
  • Eilandverwalten

References
  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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