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

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

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

Related terms

isla

Further reading

“península”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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