illa

Etymology

From Latin īnsula.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʎə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -iʎa

Noun

illa f (plural illes)

1. island
2. block (group of urban lots of property)

Etymology

From the adjective illur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪtla/

Verb

illa (third person singular past indicative illaði, third person plural past indicative illaðu, supine illað)

1. to backbite, to slag so

Adverb

illa (comparative verri, superlative verst)

1. badly, poorly

Etymology

From Old Portuguese illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Latin insula. Displaced Old Portuguese inssoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʎa/

Noun

illa f (plural illas)

1. island

Adverb

illa (comparative verr, superlative verst)

1. badly, poorly

   Mér gekk illa.

   I did poorly.

   Að ganga illa.

   To do poorly.

   Henni gengur illa að finna góðan kærasta.

   She has bad luck (does poorly) with finding a good boyfriend.

Pronoun

illa

1. she

Pronoun

illa

1. nominative feminine singular of ille
2. nominative neuter plural of ille
3. accusative neuter plural of ille

illā

1. ablative feminine singular of ille

References

• illa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• illa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) I console myself with..: haec (illa) res me consolatur
    
  • (ambiguous) Plato's ideal republic: illa civitas Platonis commenticia
    
  • (ambiguous) Plato's ideal republic: illa civitas, quam Plato finxit
    

Alternative forms

• ilha
• yslla

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Catalan [Term?], from Late Latin *isula from Latin insula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʎa/

Noun

illa f

1. Alternative form of inssoa
   • 1344, Pedro Afonso, Count of Barcelos, Livro de Linhagens do Conde D. Pedro:

     na ilha de Calcus

     in the island of Colchis

Etymology

From Old Norse ílla, illa, adverb formation of Old Norse íllr, illr (see Old Swedish īlder).

Adverb

īlla

1. badly, poorly

Noun

illa

1. lightning, ray, reflected or artificial light
2. gem, jewel, hidden treasure
3. a sacred tree or rock struck by lightning
4. a unit of measurement

Etymology

From Old Swedish īlla, from Old Norse ílla, illa, adverb formation of Old Norse íllr, illr (see Old Swedish īlder).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪlˌla]
• Hyphenation: il‧la

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Adverb

illa (comparative sämre, värre, superlative sämst, värst)

1. Badly, poorly, not well.

   Jag blev mycket illa behandlad av mina kollegor.

   I was treated very poorly by my colleagues.