Isle

Morpheme

Isle

Type

free base

Denotation

island, land surrounded by water

Etymology

Middle English ile; Old French ile, from isle; Latin insula

Evidence

enisle, enisled, enisles, enisling, isle, isles, islet

Notes

etymological <s> restored in late 1500s
isle and insula are doublets
homophone of Aisle

See Also

Insule, Island