Noun

1. The insular cortex, a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus
2. }

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Etymology

Uncertain. Has been connected to Ancient Greek , according to some, possibly from a common Mediterranean source since Proto-Indo-European lacked maritime vocabulary.

Other have explained it as kindred to , i.e. as a nominalized feminine adjective reflecting Old Latin phrase , or, according to others, elliptically from , from + , ablative of .

It has also been suggested that stands for }, feminine adjective of }, thus standing for .

Noun

1. island
2. block of apartments, usually for the lower class

Descendants

• Asturian:
• Catalan:
• Esperanto: ,
• French:
• Galician:
• Italian:

• Occitan:
• Portuguese:
• Romanian:
• Romansch:
• Spanish:

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Noun

insula

1. the island
2. the island