isthme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin isthmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ism/, /izm/
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Noun

isthme m (plural isthmes)

(geography) isthmus

Further reading

“isthme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

isthme

vocative singular of isthmus

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