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eyot

English

Alternative forms

  • ait
  • eight
  • eyet

Etymology

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English ??eoþ, ?goþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (ait, eyot, islet, small island), diminutive of ??, ??, ?e? (island) which constitutes the first element of island. See also ait and Norwegian Bokmål øy .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e?t/, /?e??t/, /a?t/
  • Rhymes: -e?t, -a?t
  • Homophones: ait, ate, eight

Noun

eyot (plural eyots)

  1. (chiefly Britain) A little island, especially in a river or lake.

Synonyms

  • islet
  • holm

Translations

Anagrams

  • Toye, toey, yote

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islet

English

Etymology

From Middle French islette; synchronically analyzable as isle +? -let.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?.l?t/
  • Homophone: eyelet

Noun

islet (plural islets)

  1. A small island
    Synonym: eyot
  2. (biology) An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function

Translations

See also

  • islets of Langerhans

Anagrams

  • IELTS, Leist, Steil, e-list, istle, liest, lites, slite, stile, teils, tiles

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