eyot

• ait, eight, eyet

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.

• IPA^(key): /eɪt/, /ˈeɪət/, /aɪt/

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• Rhymes: -eɪt, -aɪt
• Homophones: ait, ate, eight

eyot (plural eyots)

1. (chiefly British) A little island, especially in a river or lake.

• islet
• holm

• Toye, toey, yote