Eiland
See also: eiland
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch eiland and North German Eiland. Compare Eilander.
Proper noun
editEiland (plural Eilands)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eiland is the 9929th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3250 individuals. Eiland is most common among White (52.68%) and Black/African American (39.84%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eiland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
edit- (Leudal) See also Limburgish Eilandj. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Maasgouw) First attested as Eyland in 1803-1820. Derived from eiland (“island”). See also Limburgish Eilandj.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Het Eyland of Swart ven in 1780. Derived from eiland (“island”). The name originally referred to a peninsula of solid land surrounded by peat bogs.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEiland n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German eilant, einlant, from Middle Low German eilant (by which it was reinforced again during the 16th c.), from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Cognate with Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEiland n (strong, genitive Eilandes or Eilands, plural Eilande)
- (literary) a small island, typically isolated
- Er war so menschenscheu, dass er sein Leben am liebsten auf einem Eiland im Ozean verbracht hätte.
- He was so reclusive that he would have preferred to spend his life on some little island in the ocean.
- (literary) an island of any size; occasionally used to avoid repitition of Insel, otherwise poetic
Declension
editDeclension of Eiland [neuter, strong]
Synonyms
editFurther reading
editLow German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Compare German Eiland, Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland.
Noun
editEiland f (plural Eilannen)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDerived terms
References
edit- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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