Insel
dieNounisland
English translations
- 01
island
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein von Wasser umgebenes Landstück.
- English meaning
- island
- Synonym
- Eiland
- German example
- Wir verbringen unseren Urlaub auf einer Insel.
- English example
- We are spending our vacation on an island.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Insel
- Plural Form
- die Inseln
Related words
- Bauchpinselei
belly painting
- Rasierpinsel
shaving brush
- Koralleninsel
coral island
- Tropeninsel
tropical island
- Inselgruppe
Archipelago
- Inselchen
islet, small island
- Inselbewohner
Islander
- Inselaffe
Island monkey (derogatory)
- inselbegabt
Having exceptional talent in one specific area while lacking in others; savant syndrome.
- Inselberg
Inselberg, monadnock
- scheinselbstständig
falsely self-employed
- Pazifikinsel
Pacific island
- Rettungsinsel
life raft
- winseln
To whine means to cry or complain softly and plaintively, often to elicit sympathy or to ask for something.
- Bauchpinselei
Flattery
- Halbinsel
Peninsula
- Rasierpinsel
Shaving brush
- Einfaltspinsel
Simpleton
- Pinsel
Brush
- Vulkaninsel
Volcanic island
- Snaresinselpinguin
Snares penguin
- Pinselstrich
brushstroke
- Tropeninsel
Tropical island
- Koralleninsel
Coral island
- Bohrinsel
Oil rig
- bauchpinseln
To butter someone up
- Welteninsel
World island
- weinselig
wine-happy
- Lemur
Lemur
- Luchs
Lynx
- Schlitzrüssler
Solenodon
- Paradies
Paradise
- Leuchtturm
Lighthouse
- Maure
Moor
- Insulaner
Islander
- Bananenrepublik
Banana republic
- Lucianer
Lucian, St. Lucian
- Lucianerin
A Lucian is a female person who comes from or lives in St. Lucia.
- Komodowaran
Komodo dragon
- Diaoyudaoit
Diaoyudaoite
- Werder
River island
- Hallig
Hallig
- Klopfer
Beater, duster / idiot
- Java-Nashorn
The Javan rhinoceros is a rare rhinoceros species found on the Indonesian island of Java and is critically endangered.
- Helgoländer
Heligolander
- Fährdienst
Ferry service
- Dummerchen
Silly girl, Little fool
- Autofähre
Car ferry
Example sentences with “Insel”
Die Insel ist wunderschön. (The island is beautiful.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Insel' feminine?
Yes, 'die Insel' is feminine.