isle

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) IPA(key): /aɪ̯l/ Rhymes: -aɪl Homophones: I'll, aisle ==== Noun ==== isle (plural isles) An island, usually very small. Compare with islet. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== insulate insulation islet ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== isle (plural isles) Obsolete spelling of aisle. === Further reading === “isle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Iles, Lise, leis, %iles, sile, Sile, Elis, lies, slie, iles, ELIs, Leis == French == === Noun === isle f (plural isles) obsolete spelling of île === Anagrams === élis, îles, lies, liés, Lise, lise, sile, silé == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French isle, from Latin insula. === Noun === isle f (plural isles) island ==== Descendants ==== French: île (see there for further descendants) == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *isula, from Latin insula. === Noun === isle oblique singular, f (oblique plural isles, nominative singular isle, nominative plural isles) island ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: isle, îleFrench: île (see there for further descendants) Norman: île Walloon: iye → Middle English: yle, ileEnglish: isle == Turkish == === Verb === isle second-person singular imperative of islemek