Isthmus

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See also: isthmus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin isthmus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪstmʊs/
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Noun

Isthmus m (strong, genitive Isthmus, plural Isthmen)

  1. 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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Further reading

  • Isthmus” in Duden online
  • Isthmus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῐ̓σθμός (Isthmós), from ῐ̓σθμός (isthmós, neck of land between two seas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Isthmus m sg (genitive Isthmī); second declension

  1. the Isthmus of Corinth
  2. the Dardanelles
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Inflection

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Derived terms

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