Anglesey

== English == === Etymology === Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/ Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey === Proper noun === Anglesey An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974. A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd. A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ==== Synonyms ==== Ynys Môn ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Anglesey f Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales) Synonym: (historical) Mona