isthmus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪs.məs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪsθ.məs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪst.məs/ (obsolete)
- /ˈɪs.məs/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɪz.məs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).
Meanings
- A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
- An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| isthmuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| isthmi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Isthmus of Tehuantepec · isthmitis · isthmic · isthmectomy · Isthmus of Suez · isthmoid · Isthmus Zapotec · Isthmus Nahuatl · Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl · Isthmus of Corinth · isthmus of fauces · Bird's Neck Isthmus · Isthmus of Perekop · Karelian Isthmus · isthmusectomy · Isthmus of Panama · isthm- · isthmo- · isthmian · Kra Isthmus
Relateds
Translations (119)
la isthmus (strip of land) · pl istm (strip of land) · fi kannas (edge in a graph) · sv ed (strip of land) · haw pūʻali (strip of land) · is grandi (strip of land) · nb eid (strip of land) · hi संयोग भूमि (strip of land) · cmn 峽 /峡 (part connecting two anatomical structures) · tr kıstak (strip of land) · ja 峡部 (strip of land) · hi भू-संधि (strip of land) · tg гардана (strip of land) · et maakitsus (strip of land) · os къубалӕг (strip of land) · be пярэ́смык (strip of land) · fy lâningte (strip of land) · fi kannas (strip of land) · fo eið (strip of land) · id tanah genting (strip of land) · gmq-osw ēþ (strip of land) · de Landenge (strip of land) · be перашы́ек (strip of land) · vi eo đất (strip of land) · ko 협부 (strip of land) · mi kūititanga (strip of land) · hu földszoros (strip of land) · ar بَرْزَخ (strip of land) · eu istmo (strip of land) · sv näs (strip of land) · ga cuing (strip of land) · fr isthme (strip of land) · tr berzah (strip of land) · sq rrypinë (strip of land) · eo terkolo (strip of land) · pl międzymorze (strip of land) · lv zemesšaurums (strip of land) · sh zemljouz (strip of land) · pl istmus (strip of land) · ky моюн (strip of land) · io istmo (strip of land) · kmr berzax (strip of land) · az boyun (strip of land) · hy պարանոց (strip of land) · nso molalanaga (strip of land) · uz boʻyin (strip of land) · is eiði (strip of land) · he מיצר \ מֵצַר (strip of land) · cs úžina (part connecting two anatomical structures) · it braccio di terra (strip of land) · se muotki (strip of land) · gl istmo (strip of land) · ug بويۇن (strip of land) · gv quing hallooin (strip of land) · km បួរដី (strip of land) · crh boyun (strip of land) · non eið (strip of land) · it istmo (part connecting two anatomical structures) · sh земљоуз (strip of land) · ko 지협 (strip of land) · cmn 地峽 /地峡 (strip of land) · cs isthmus (part connecting two anatomical structures) · lo ກີ່ວ (strip of land) · ms segenting (strip of land) · hi योजक (strip of land) · grc ἰσθμός (strip of land) · gd aoidh (strip of land) · ur خاکنائے (strip of land) · cmn 橋邊 /桥边 (edge in a graph) · de Isthmus (strip of land) · cs šíje (strip of land) · hi भूडमरुमध्य (strip of land) · kk мойнақ (strip of land) · th คอคอด (strip of land) · es istmo (strip of land) · el ισθμός (strip of land) · ru переше́ек (strip of land) · sk šija (strip of land) · lt sąsmauka (strip of land) · hu földhíd (strip of land) · ja 地峡 (strip of land) · hi स्थलडमरूमध्य (strip of land) · sl ožina (strip of land) · sl zemeljska ožina (strip of land) · tg барзах (strip of land) · fi kannas (part connecting two anatomical structures) · bg про́влак (strip of land) · kk қылта (part connecting two anatomical structures) · ro istm (strip of land) · cs převlaka (strip of land) · lo ຄໍ (strip of land) · mn хүзүүвч (strip of land) · pl przesmyk (strip of land) · nn eid (strip of land) · nl landengte (strip of land) · an istmo (strip of land) · mk провлак (strip of land) · ru ребро́ (edge in a graph) · id daratan sempit (strip of land) · uk переши́йок (strip of land) · nl istmus (strip of land) · ca istme (strip of land) · tl dalahikan (strip of land) · it istmo (strip of land) · tl tangkay (strip of land) · pt istmo (strip of land) · sk úžina (strip of land) · ru перемы́чка (part connecting two anatomical structures) · tt муентык (strip of land) · da landtange (strip of land) · de Landbrücke (strip of land) · cy culdir (strip of land) · lv šaurums (strip of land) · fo eiði (strip of land) · ka ყელი (strip of land) · fa برزخ (strip of land) · ast ismu (strip of land) · az bərzəx (strip of land) · gd tairbeart (strip of land)