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# islay

«islay» in Mova's school dictionary: **an island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (Islay — a name)

### meaning for a pupil

(a name) Islay is an island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, famous for whisky distilleries, peat, birds and wild geese. It is said EYE-luh, not iss-lay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons it is an example of a Scottish island reached by ferry, with peat bogs and many birds. In everyday life adults know it for whisky. Phrases: the Isle of Islay.

### examples

- Islay is an island in Scotland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x1)
- We took the ferry to Islay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x2)
- Thousands of geese spend the winter on Islay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x3)
- Islay is said EYE-luh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x4)
- Farmers on Islay cut peat for fires. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x5)
- Islay has beautiful sandy beaches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#x6)

### note

Capital I. The s is silent. It is a place name, not a common word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «islay» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.