die Insel
noun · /ˈɪnzəl/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German insel, insele, isele, from Old High German isila, *insila, from Proto-West Germanic *isulā, *insulā, borrowed from Latin *isula, insula (“island”). Native Middle High German words for “island” were ouwe and wert; cf. modern Aue (“meadow by a river”) and Werder (“river island”). Other borrowings were eilant, einlant (from Old Frisian; see Eiland) and the rare īle (from Old French, ultimately from the same Latin word as above).
Translation
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an island, an isle
feminine
Eine Brücke gewährt einen Zugang zur Insel.
A bridge gives access to the island.
Auf der gesamten Insel wurden Kirchen errichtet.
Churches were erected all over the island.
Zwei Tage später kamen wir auf der Insel an.
We arrived on the island two days later.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Insel | Inseln |
| Accusative | Insel | Inseln |
| Dative | Insel | Inseln |
| Genitive | Insel | Inseln |