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insular.

insular

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ĩ.suˈlaʁ/Brazil[ĩ.suˈlah]Brazil/ĩ.suˈlaɾ/São-Paulo/ĩ.suˈlaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. insular

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin īnsula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin īnsulārislbor. Portuguese insular Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris.

verb/ĩ.suˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.suˈla(h)]Brazil/ĩ.suˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ĩ.suˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to isolate

  2. to insulate

Where this word comes from

From ínsula + -ar. Piecewise doublet of ilhar and isolar.

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