English Explanatory Dictionary

isle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of aisle.
name
  1. A minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. A commune near Limoges, Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  3. A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.
  4. A river in southwestern France, which flows into the Dordogne.

Pronunciation

/aɪ̯l/ en-us-isle.ogg

Word forms

isle isles Ile

Etymology

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

Related words

insulate insulation islet

Derived words

Balearic Isles Black Isle Bradbury and the Isle British Isles enisle Fair Isle Grand Isle inisle isled isleless isleman Isle of Arran Isle of Britain Isle of Dogs Isle of Ely Isle of Grain Isle of Lewis Isle of Man Isle of Mull Mull Isle of Oxney Isle of Portland Isle of Purbeck Isle of Sheppey Isle of Skye Isle of Thanet Isle of Wight islesman isleward islomania Scilly Isles Isles of Scilly Small Isles St Patrick's Isle Summer Isles tree isle Ilminster
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