isthmos

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Latin

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (isthmós, “neck, narrow passage”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈistʰ.mos/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈist.mos/,

Noun

isthmos m (genitive isthmī); second declension

Alternative spelling of isthmus.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	isthmos	isthmī
genitive	isthmī	isthmōrum
dative	isthmō	isthmīs
accusative	isthmon	isthmōs
ablative	isthmō	isthmīs
vocative	isthme	isthmī

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈistʰ.moːs/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈist.mos/,

Noun

isthmōs

accusative plural of isthmus

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