inselberg
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inselberg
- /ˈɪnsəlˌbɜːɡ/ UK
- /-zəl-/ UK
- /ˈɪnsəlˌbɝɡ/ US
- /-zəl-/ US
Where it comes from
From German Inselberg, from Insel (“island”) + Berg (“mountain”).
noun inselbergs · inselberge
- A monadnock (isolated mountain). Click: forest elephant, stern and alert. Click: humpback whale, breaching skyward like a frisky trout. Click: Gaboon viper, its big coppery head so close to the lens you could almost feel the flick of its tongue. Click: granite inselberg, like a great igneous gumdrop, protruding above forest canopy.
Translations
Talk about this word "inselberg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inselberg. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. inselberg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inselberg "inselberg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inselberg.Cite this
@misc{inselberg_2026,
title = {inselberg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inselberg},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
