Ait
/eɪt/noun
A small island, especially one in a river.
Did you know?Ait is a later spelling variant of eyot, a rare English word preserved especially in names of small islands in the River Thames.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
Old English
īeg
“Island or land surrounded by water”
Middle English
Middle English
eyet
“A small island”
14th–15th Century
English
eyot
“A small island, particularly one in a river”
16th Century
English
ait
“A variant spelling of eyot”
Modern English
English
ait
“A small river island, especially in British usage”