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holm · holms

острівець

Small island, isletSmall island, islet.

UK/həʊm/US/hoʊm/

Значение

значений: 6

Small island, islet.
остріве́цьostrivécʹ
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
(Orkney, Шотландия, диалектное)Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet, often in Norse-influenced place-names.
Rich flat land near a river, prone to flooding.
Common holly (Ilex aquifolium).
A holm oak (Quercus ilex), a common evergreen oak of Europe.

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Происхождение

From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”)

From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”) and Old Norse holmr, holmi (“islet”), both from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), from Proto-Indo-European root *kelH- (“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”).

From Middle English holm, holme, alteration of Middle English holin (“holly”). Doublet of hollin and holly.

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