Anglesey

English

Etymology

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Hyphenation: An‧gle‧sey

Proper noun

Anglesey

An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

Translations

An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales

Faroese: Ynys Môn, Anglesey
Irish: Inis Món f
Old Irish: Mana f
Latin: Mona f
Manx: Moan f
Portuguese: Anglesey f, Mona f
Welsh: Ynys Môn

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡleˈzej/ [ɐ̃.ɡleˈzeɪ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡlɨˈzɐj/

Proper noun

Anglesey f

Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)
Synonym: (historical) Mona

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