isthmus
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isthmus
- /ˈɪsθ.məs/ UK
- /ˈɪs.məs/ UK
- /ˈɪz.məs/ UK
- /ˈɪs.məs/ US
- /ˈɪst.məs/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɪsməs
Where it comes from
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”).
noun isthmuses · isthmi
- 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.
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noun strip of land
| Español | istmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지협 jihyeop, 협부 hyeopbu |
| 日本語 | 地峡 chikyō, 峡部 kyōbu |
| 中文 | 地峽 /地峡 dìxiá |
| हिन्दी | स्थलडमरूमध्य sthalḍamrūmadhya, भूडमरुमध्य bhūḍamrumadhya, योजक yojak, भू-संधि bhū-sandhi, संयोग भूमि sãyog bhūmi |
| Português | istmo |
| Français | isthme |
| Deutsch | Isthmus, Landenge, Landbrücke |
| Italiano | istmo, braccio di terra |
| Ελληνικά | ισθμός isthmós |
| Română | istm |
| Русский | переше́ек perešéjek |
| Tiếng Việt | eo đất |
| العربية | بَرْزَخ barzaḵ |
| עברית | מיצר \ מֵצַר meitsár |
noun part connecting two anatomical structures
| 中文 | 峽 /峡 xiá |
|---|---|
| Italiano | istmo |
| Русский | перемы́чка peremýčka |
Talk about this word "isthmus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/isthmus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. isthmus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/isthmus "isthmus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/isthmus.Cite this
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title = {isthmus},
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