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# islay

noun (Islay — a name)

«islay» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/#m1)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «islay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islay/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«islay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/islay.html) on Mova free.