península
See also: peninsula and peninsulă
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Noun
península f (plural penínsules)
- (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pəˈnin.su.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /peˈnin.su.la/
Audio (file)
Noun
península f (plural penínsules)
- peninsula
Derived terms
- península Balcànica
- Península Ibèrica
Related terms
- illa
Portuguese
península
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula (“peninsula”), from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈnĩ.su.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la
Noun
península f (plural penínsulas)
- (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)
- Synonyms: cabo, promontório
- Meronym: istmo
Related terms
- ilha
- ínsua
- peninsular
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)
- peninsula
Derived terms
- península ibérica
- peninsular
Related terms
- isla
Further reading
- “península”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014