islet
A small islandA small island.
» The islet protrudes above the water.
Островок выступает над водой.
Meaning
2 sensesA small island.
There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
Werder, Flussinsel, Holm
острово́кostrovók
остріве́цьostrivécʹ
a small island
An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.
Examples
6 sentencesThe islet protrudes above the water.
ruОстровок выступает над водой. — marafon
Some of the islets are inhabited.
The islet stands out above the water.
ruОстровок выступает над водой. — marafon
The islet resembled a tortoise from afar.
ruИздалека островок походил на черепаху. — marafon
This section of the river has several islets.
deIn diesem Flussabschnitt liegen mehrere Inseln. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native MiFrom Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).
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