eyot

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/aɪt//eɪt//ˈeɪ.ət/

noun

A little island, especially in a river or lake.

Similar
isletholm
OriginMiddle English eyt ← Old English īġeoþ →
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Meanings

nouneyot (plural eyots)

plural eyots · alternative ait · alternative eight · alternative eyet

  1. UKA little island, especially in a river or lake.

    Synonyms: islet, holm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA little island, especially in a river or lake.

Similar
isletholm
Also see
aitislet

Origin

  1. Old Englishīġeoþ
  2. Middle Englisheyt
  3. Englisheyot

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) (whence English ey (“island”)) which also constitutes the first element of island. See also ait and Norwegian Bokmål øy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eyot

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Sounds the same

aitateeight

Anagrams

Toyetoeyyote
Cite this entry
APA

eyot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyot

MLA

“eyot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyot.

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