Plural of isle

Forms of isle

Isles in a sentence

• Furthermore, adding to the many linguistic identities of the Caribbean isles, the British isles have likewise a composite stratification in phytonymy.2008, Renato Tomei, Forbidden Fruits: The Secret Names of Plants in Caribbean Culture, →ISBN. From the entry phytonymy
• It is Homer’s “asphodelos leimon,” the daffodilly mead or meadow, descriptive of Elysium, the Hesperides or western isles of departed shades.1992, A[lexander] B. Chambers, “[Robert] Herrick and the Ceremonies of Art”, in Transfigured Rites in Seventeenth-Century English Poetry…. From the entry daffodilly
• The Taiwanese army will use various cannons to shoot at the sea between Nankan and Tungchu, two isles of the Matsu island group, the report said.1996 April 1 [1996 March 31], “Taiwan: Defense Minister Announces Live-Fire Drills on Matsu”, in Daily Report: China, numbers 96-063…. From the entry Tungchu
• The Pescadores or Hoko islands, lying between Formosa (Taiwan) and the Chinese coast, are described by Koto (Notes on the Geology of the dependent isles of Taiwan, Journ.1900 June 1, W. M. Davis, “Current Notes on Physiography.”, in Science, volume XI, number 283, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 871, column 2. From the entry Taiwan
• Floyd Waggaman, the namesake of “Floyd’s Folly,” summered and autumned at Siasconset, which your columnist has been told is hard by Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, or one of the disenchanted isles.1938 November 18, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume XXXIX, number 8, page 180. From the entry autumn

Meaning of isle

1. noun An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.

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Questions about the plural of isle

What is the plural of isle?

The plural of isle is isles.

Is isle countable?

Isle is a countable noun.