"isla" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈisla/, [ˈis.la], [ˈizla], [ˈih.la] [Argentina, Chile], [ˈil.la] [Caribbean] Forms: islas [plural], ínsula [alternative]
Rhymes: -isla Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula (compare Catalan illa, French île, Galician insua, Italian isola, Portuguese ínsua). Doublet of ínsula, a borrowing. Cognate with English isle but false cognate of English island. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|isla|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish isla, {{inh+|es|osp|isla}} Inherited from Old Spanish isla, {{inh|es|la-vul|*īsula}} Vulgar Latin *īsula, {{inh|es|la|īnsula}} Latin īnsula, {{cog|ca|illa}} Catalan illa, {{cog|fr|île}} French île, {{cog|gl|insua}} Galician insua, {{cog|it|isola}} Italian isola, {{cog|pt|ínsua}} Portuguese ínsua, {{doublet|es|ínsula}} Doublet of ínsula, {{cog|en|isle}} English isle, {{glossary|false cognate}} false cognate, {{cog|en|island|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English island, {{fcog|en|island|nocap=1}} false cognate of English island Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} isla f (plural islas)
  1. island (area of land surrounded by water) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-isla-es-noun-vmJznr1J Categories (other): Islands, Landforms Disambiguation of Islands: 54 46 Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49
  2. block (group of urban lots of property) Tags: feminine Synonyms: manzana
    Sense id: en-isla-es-noun-8xlJ9cQS Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Islands, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Islands: 54 46 Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aislar, isla de estabilidad, Isla Verde, isleño, isleta, islote, nuez de la isla Related terms: insular, península

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "isla de estabilidad"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Isla Verde"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "isleta"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "French île",
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      "expansion": "Galician insua",
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      "expansion": "Italian isola",
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      },
      "expansion": "English isle",
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      "form": "islas",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "insular"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "península"
    }
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      ]
    },
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        "block (group of urban lots of property)"
      ],
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          "block"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "manzana"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈisla/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈis.la]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈizla]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-isla"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈih.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈil.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Caribbean"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "isla"
}

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/isla/2 syllables",
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    "Spanish doublets",
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    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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    },
    {
      "word": "isla de estabilidad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Isla Verde"
    },
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      "word": "isleño"
    },
    {
      "word": "isleta"
    },
    {
      "word": "islote"
    },
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      "word": "nuez de la isla"
    }
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      "expansion": "French île",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Galician insua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian isola",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ínsua"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese ínsua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "English isle",
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    },
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "English island",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
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    {
      "form": "islas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ínsula",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    {
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        "is‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "insular"
    },
    {
      "word": "península"
    }
  ],
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        "island (area of land surrounded by water)"
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "manzana"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈisla/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈis.la]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈizla]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-isla"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈih.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈil.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Caribbean"
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}

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