🇪🇸 Spanish

isla

feminine

la isla

island

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isla
/la ˈisla/
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How do you say isla in Spanish?

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/la ˈisla/

How do you pronounce isla in Spanish?

isla is pronounced /la ˈisla/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La isla tropical es muy hermosa y atrae a muchos turistas cada año.

The tropical island is very beautiful and attracts many tourists every year.

Esta isla pequeña fue descubierta por exploradores antiguos que la consideraban mágica.

This small island was discovered by ancient explorers who considered it magical.

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Why is it feminine?

Isla is feminine because it derives from Latin "insula," which was grammatically feminine, and Spanish preserved the feminine gender of words ending in "-a" that came from Latin feminine nouns. This gender assignment has remained consistent through Spanish's evolution from Latin.

What is the Spanish word for island?

The Spanish word for island is la isla — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchîlel'feminine
🇮🇹 Italianisolal'feminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseilhaafeminine

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