Meanings
- An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
The commodore, after he had quitted this iſland, ſailed 12 degrees to the weſtward, having ſight of a number of birds, which attended them till they arrived at a ſmall iſland about 16 leagues in extent, which they called Paſch, or Eaſter Iſland, from the day on which it was diſcovered.
1755, A New Universal Collection of Voyages and Travels, page 320Synonyms: Rapa Nui
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.
Origin
- DutchPaaseiland
- EnglishEaster Island
Calque of Dutch Paaseiland. Named by the island's first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday 1722. Roggeveen named it Paasch-Eyland (an 18th century Dutch spelling). The island's official Spanish name, isla de Pascua, also means “Easter Island”.
More words from Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Paaseiland
- PaaseilandIsland in the Pacific
Arabic جَزِيرَة عِيد اَلْفِصْح, جَزِيرَة الْفِصْح
- جَزِيرَة عِيد اَلْفِصْحIsland in the Pacific
- جَزِيرَة الْفِصْحIsland in the Pacific
Basque Pazko uhartea
- Pazko uharteaIsland in the Pacific
Bulgarian Великде́нски о́стров
- Великде́нски о́стров (Velikdénski óstrov)Island in the Pacific
Catalan illa de Pasqua
- illa de PasquaIsland in the Pacific
Chinese Cantonese 復活節島 /复活节岛
- 復活節島 /复活节岛 (fuk⁶ wut⁶ zit³ dou²)Island in the Pacific
Chinese Mandarin 復活節島 /复活节岛
- 復活節島 /复活节岛 (Fùhuójiédǎo)Island in the Pacific
Czech Velikonoční ostrov
- Velikonoční ostrovIsland in the Pacific
Danish Påskeøen
- PåskeøenIsland in the Pacific
Dutch Paaseiland
- PaaseilandIsland in the Pacific
Esperanto Paskinsulo
- PaskinsuloIsland in the Pacific
Estonian Lihavõttesaar
- LihavõttesaarIsland in the Pacific
Finnish Pääsiäissaari
- PääsiäissaariIsland in the Pacific
French île de Pâques
- île de PâquesIsland in the Pacific
German Osterinsel
- OsterinselIsland in the Pacific
Greek Νησί του Πάσχα
- Νησί του Πάσχα (Nisí tou Páscha)Island in the Pacific
Hebrew אי הפסחא
- אי הפסחא (i ha-pasħa)Island in the Pacific
Hindi ईस्टर द्वीप
- ईस्टर द्वीप (īsṭar dvīp)Island in the Pacific
Hungarian Húsvét-sziget
- Húsvét-szigetIsland in the Pacific
Icelandic Páskaeyja
- PáskaeyjaIsland in the Pacific
Indonesian Pulau Paskah
- Pulau PaskahIsland in the Pacific
Irish Oileán na Cásca
- Oileán na CáscaIsland in the Pacific
Italian Isola di Pasqua
- Isola di PasquaIsland in the Pacific
Japanese イースター島
- イースター島 (Īsutā-tō)Island in the Pacific
Korean 이스터 섬
- 이스터 섬 (Iseuteo seom)Island in the Pacific
Latin insula Paschae
- insula PaschaeIsland in the Pacific
Latvian Lieldienu sala
- Lieldienu salaIsland in the Pacific
Lithuanian Velykų sala
- Velykų salaIsland in the Pacific
Malay Pulau Easter
- Pulau EasterIsland in the Pacific
Māori Moutere Aranga
- Moutere ArangaIsland in the Pacific
Norwegian Bokmål Påskeøya
- PåskeøyaIsland in the Pacific
Persian جزیره ایستر
- جزیره ایستر (jazire ister)Island in the Pacific
Polish Wyspa Wielkanocna
- Wyspa WielkanocnaIsland in the Pacific
Portuguese Ilha da Páscoa, Ilha de Páscoa
- Ilha da PáscoaIsland in the Pacific
- Ilha de PáscoaIsland in the Pacific
Romanian Insula Paștelui
- Insula PașteluiIsland in the Pacific
Russian о́стров Па́схи
- о́стров Па́схи (óstrov Pásxi)Island in the Pacific
Slovak Veľkonočný ostrov
- Veľkonočný ostrovIsland in the Pacific
Spanish Isla de Pascua
- Isla de PascuaIsland in the Pacific
Swahili Kisiwa cha Pasaka
- Kisiwa cha PasakaIsland in the Pacific
Swedish Påskön
- PåskönIsland in the Pacific
Thai เกาะอีสเตอร์
- เกาะอีสเตอร์ (gɔ̀-íis-dtə̂ə)Island in the Pacific
Turkish Paskalya Adası
- Paskalya AdasıIsland in the Pacific
Ukrainian о́стрів Па́схи
- о́стрів Па́схи (óstriv Pásxy)Island in the Pacific
Vietnamese đảo Phục Sinh
- đảo Phục SinhIsland in the Pacific
Welsh Ynys y Pasg
- Ynys y PasgIsland in the Pacific
Cite this entry
Easter Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Island
“Easter Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Easter Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Island.
Source: Easter Island on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.