isla

isla f (plural isles)

1. alternative form of islla

• “isla”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “isla”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /is̺la/ [iz̺.la]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -is̺la, -a
• Hyphenation: is‧la

isla inan

1. reflection

Borrowed from Spanish isla, from Late Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula.

• Hyphenation: is‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔisla/ [ˈʔis̪.l̪ɐ]

isla (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎ)

1. island; isle

   Synonym: pulo

   • 2018 — Rusiana, Samuel P., Sirena (03 July), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, SuperBalita

     Bugtong anak sa magtiayong Daniel ug Lorna si Danilo nga nagpuyo sa Barangay Colase. Sukad mingtaliwan ang iyang ginikanan nag-inusara na siya nga nakigbisog sa kinabuhi. Panagat ang iyang panginabuhian. Tungod kay menos na ang mabingwit nga mga isda sa ilang dapit gumikan sa paggamit og dinamita sa ubang mga mananagat, miaadto si Danilo sa silingan nga isla aron adto managat.

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Borrowed from Spanish isla.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔisla/ [ˈʔis.l̪a]
• Hyphenation: is‧la

ísla (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎ)

1. island

   Synonym: puro

Inherited from Spanish isla, from Late Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula.

• IPA^(key): /ˈisla/, [ˈiz.la]
• Hyphenation: is‧la

isla

1. island; isle

isla (Old Dauphinois)

1. alternative form of ila (“island”)

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “īnsula”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 728

isla

1. cooked rice

From Spanish isla.

The Spanish word comes from Latin insula.

isla

1. island

Inherited from Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula (compare Catalan illa, French île, Galician insua, Italian isola, Portuguese ínsua). Doublet of ínsula, a borrowing. Cognate with English isle.

• IPA^(key): /ˈisla/ [ˈis.la], [ˈizla]
  • Rhymes: -isla
• IPA^(key): (Argentina, Chile) [ˈih.la]
  • Rhymes:
• IPA^(key): (Caribbean) [ˈil.la]
  • Rhymes:

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Syllabification: is‧la

isla f (plural islas)

1. island (area of land surrounded by water)
2. block (group of urban lots of property)

   Synonym: manzana

• ínsula (island, poetic, obsolete)

• Chavacano: isla
• Chamicuro: yishla
• Papiamentu: isla
• → Basque: irla
• → Cebuano: isla
• → Ilocano: isla
• → Inabaknon: isla
• → Tagalog: isla

• “isla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from Spanish isla. Possible doublet of insula.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔisla/ [ˈʔis.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -isla
• Syllabification: is‧la

isla (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎ)

1. island

   Synonym: pulo

• sali, lisa, alis, sila