Type Island
Pronounced Pron. [i.ˈβ̞i.θa](European Spanish) [i.ˈβ̞i.sa](Latin American Spanish) /i.bi.sa/(French) /ɪ.ˈbiː.θə/(British English) /aɪ.ˈbiː.θə/(British English) /i.ˈbiː.sə/(American English) /ɪ.ˈbiː.sə/(American English) /ɪ.ˈbiː.zə/(American English) /i.ˈbi.za/(Polish) [i.ˈβi.zɐ](Portuguese) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Spanish form of Catalan Eivissa, which is a derivative of Arabic يَابِسَة (yābisa), itself from Latin Ebusus, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌 (ʾybšm).