Paaseiland
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of Pasen (“Easter”) + eiland (“island”). Coined by Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722, in the spelling Paasch-Eyland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaːs.ɛi̯ˌlɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Paas‧ei‧land
Proper noun
Paaseiland n
- Easter Island [from 1720s]
Descendants
- → English: Easter Island (calque)