islandic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈaɪləndɪk/ UK /ˈaɪləndɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to an island; insular The islandic culture preserved customs long forgotten on the mainland. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to an... insularisland ↔ Opposites continentalmainland Word family Related forms islandislanderisle Etymology AI details From island (from Old English igland, from ig 'island' plus land 'land', later respelled under influence of Old French isle) plus the adjectival suffix -ic. igland Old English *awjō Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # islandic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪləndɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaɪləndɪk/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to an island; insular ## Examples - The islandic culture preserved customs long forgotten on the mainland. ## Synonyms - insular - island ## Antonyms - continental - mainland ## Related Forms - island - islander - isle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: igland - Root: *awjō ## Etymology From island (from Old English igland, from ig 'island' plus land 'land', later respelled under influence of Old French isle) plus the adjectival suffix -ic. ## AI Etymology Islandic comes from island (from Old English igland, from ig 'island' plus land 'land', later respelled under influence of Old French isle) plus the adjectival suffix -ic. The etymological trail includes Old English igland, Proto-Germanic *awjō. The same word family includes island, islander, isle. Its current adjective use means "of or relating to an island; insular". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown