península
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “península” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “península”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “península” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “península” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈninsuʎɐ/
Portuguese

península
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnĩ.su.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ
- Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la
Noun
península f (plural penínsulas)
- (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
- Synonyms: cabo, promontório
- Meronym: istmo
Related terms
Further reading
- “península” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈninsula/ [peˈnĩn.su.la]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -insula
- Syllabification: pe‧nín‧su‧la
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “península”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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