península

See also: peninsula and peninsulă

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (peninsula), from paene (almost), and īnsula (island).

Noun

península f (plural penínsules)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (peninsula), from paene (almost), and īnsula (island).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈnin.su.lə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [peˈnin.su.la]
  • (file)

Noun

península f (plural penínsules)

  1. peninsula

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsula (peninsula), from paene (almost), and īnsula (island).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈninsuʎɐ/

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. peninsula

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/

  • Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
    Synonyms: cabo, promontório
    Meronym: istmo

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

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. peninsula

Derived terms

Further reading

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