English

Proper noun

Isla

1. A female given name coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.
2. A river in eastern Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
3. A river in northeast Scotland, tributary to the Spey.

See also

• Iona

Anagrams

• ails
• lais
• lias
• Lisa
• sail
• sial

Asturian

Noun

isla f ‎(plural isles)

1. Alternative form of islla

Basque

Noun

isla

1. reflection

Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish isla, from Latin īnsula.

Noun

isla

1. island

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula (compare Catalan illa, French île, Galician insua, Italian isola, Portuguese ínsua).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈis.la/, /ˈiɦ.la/

Noun

isla f ‎(plural islas)

1. island

Derived terms

• aislar
• isleño
• islote m

Related terms

• insular
• península

See also

• archipiélago
• atolón
• cayo

Descendants

• Chamicuro: yishla
• Inabaknon: isla
• Papiamentu: isla
• Tagalog: ísla

External links

• “isla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.