islet

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islet

/ˈaɪ.lət/

Sounds like eyelet · Rhymes with -aɪlət

Where it comes from

From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).

noun islets

A small island. There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
Similar: eyot, holm
An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

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noun small island

Español	islote, isleta, mejana
한국어	소도 sodo
日本語	小島 kojima
中文	小島 /小岛 xiǎo dǎo
हिन्दी	द्वीपिका dvīpikā
Português	ilhota, ínsua, ilhéu
Français	îlot, ilot
Deutsch	Werder, Flussinsel, Eiland, Inselchen, kleine Insel
Italiano	isolotto, isoletta
Ελληνικά	νησίδα nisída, νησάκι nisáki
Русский	острово́к ostrovók
Tiếng Việt	cù lao
العربية	جُزَيِّرَة juzayyira

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@misc{islet_2026,
  title = {islet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/islet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}