inlet

Meanings

Verb

• To let in; admit.
• To insert; inlay.

Noun

• A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
• A passage that leads into a cavity.

Origin

• From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten ("to let in, admit"), Low German inlaten ("to let in"), German einlassen ("to admit, let in"), Swedish inlåta ("to enter, engage").
• From Middle English inlate ("inlet, entrance"), from inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat ("inlet"), German Einlass ("inlet, entrance").