peninsula
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/, /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
- (General Australian, yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
peninsula (plural peninsulas or peninsulae)
- (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
- Synonyms: byland, cape, chersonese, half-island, headland, ness
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
piece of land projecting into water
|
|
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peːˈnin.su.la/, [peːˈnĩː.sʊ.ɫa]
Noun
pēnīnsula f (genitive pēnīnsulae); first declension
- Alternative form of paenīnsula ("peninsula").
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēnīnsula | pēnīnsulae |
| genitive | pēnīnsulae | pēnīnsulārum |
| dative | pēnīnsulae | pēnīnsulīs |
| accusative | pēnīnsulam | pēnīnsulās |
| ablative | pēnīnsulā | pēnīnsulīs |
| vocative | pēnīnsula | pēnīnsulae |
References
- peninsula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- peninsula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- peninsula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Scots
Noun
peninsula (plural peninsulae)
- A peninsula.
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.