península

== Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). === Noun === península f (plural penínsules) (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pəˈnin.su.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [peˈnin.su.la] === Noun === península f (plural penínsules) peninsula (with definite article) mainland Spain or the Iberian Peninsula ==== Derived terms ==== península Balcànica Península Ibèrica ==== Related terms ==== illa === Further reading === “península”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “península”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “península” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “península”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈninsula/ [peˈnĩn.s̺u.lɐ] Rhymes: -insula Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la === Noun === península f (plural penínsulas) peninsula ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la === Noun === península f (plural penínsulas) (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water) Synonyms: cabo, promontório Meronym: istmo ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “península”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “península” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “península”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”) +‎ īnsula (“island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈninsula/ [peˈnĩn.su.la] Rhymes: -insula Syllabification: pe‧nín‧su‧la === Noun === península f (plural penínsulas) peninsula península arábiga ― Arabian Peninsula (Spain, with definite article) mainland Spain or the Iberian Peninsula ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “península”, 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