eyot
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eyot
- /eɪt/
- /ˈeɪ.ət/
- /aɪt/
Sounds like ait, ate, eight · Rhymes with -eɪt, -aɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) (whence English ey (“island”)) which also constitutes the first element of island. See also ait and Norwegian Bokmål øy.
noun eyots · ait · eight · eyet
- A little island, especially in a river or lake.
