insular

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjələ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɚ/, /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ Hyphenation: in‧su‧lar === Adjective === insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular) Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. Coordinate term: peninsular Near-synonym: islandic Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial. Near-synonym: peninsular Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner. (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain. (biochemistry) Relating to insulin. (linguistics, anthropology) (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === insular (plural insulars) An islander. === References === === Further reading === “insular”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === urinals == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [in.suˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [in.suˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.suˈlaɾ] === Adjective === insular m or f (masculine and feminine plural insulars) insular Synonym: illenc ==== Related terms ==== illa == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris. ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: insolar (Portugal) Hyphenation: in‧su‧lar ==== Adjective ==== insular m or f (plural insulares) insular === Etymology 2 === From ínsula +‎ -ar. Piecewise doublet of ilhar and isolar. ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: insolar (Portugal) Hyphenation: in‧su‧lar ==== Verb ==== insular (first-person singular present insulo, first-person singular preterite insulei, past participle insulado) to isolate (physics) to insulate ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “insular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French insulaire, from Latin īnsulāris. By surface analysis, insulă +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /insuˈlar/ === Adjective === insular m or n (feminine singular insulară, masculine plural insulari, feminine/neuter plural insulare) insular ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris. By surface analysis, ínsula +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /insuˈlaɾ/ [ĩn.suˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: in‧su‧lar === Adjective === insular m or f (masculine and feminine plural insulares) insular (of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === insular m or f by sense (plural insulares) islander (Philippines, obsolete, historical) Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent Synonyms: filipino, filipina, castellano, español Coordinate terms: peninsular, criollo, americano ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “insular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “insular”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA