Isthmus
See also: isthmus
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪstmʊs/
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Noun
Isthmus m (strong, genitive Isthmus, plural Isthmen)
- isthmus
- Synonym: Landenge
- 1928, Stefan Zweig, “Flucht in die Unsterblichkeit”, in Sternstunden der Menschheit:
- Und Balboa erkennt die Tat, die er tun muß, um sich freizukaufen von der Schuld und unvergängliche Ehre sich zu erwerben: als erster den Isthmus überqueren zum Mar del Sur, zum Südmeer, das nach Indien führt, und das neue Ophir für die spanische Krone erobern.
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Latin
Alternative forms
- Isthmos (unadapted)
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῐ̓σθμός (Isthmós), from ῐ̓σθμός (isthmós, “neck of land between two seas”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈistʰ.mus/, [ˈɪs̠t̪ʰmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈist.mus/, [ˈist̪mus]
Proper noun
Isthmus m sg (genitive Isthmī); second declension
- the Isthmus of Corinth
- the Dardanelles
Inflection
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Isthmus |
| Genitive | Isthmī |
| Dative | Isthmō |
| Accusative | Isthmum |
| Ablative | Isthmō |
| Vocative | Isthme |
Derived terms
- Isthmius (adjective)
- Isthmiacus (adjective)
Related terms
References
- “Isthmus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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