isthmus

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
2. Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
3. An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.

Έννοιες

ισθμός

ισθμόσ

Συνώνυμα

neck

band

defile

gap

gorge

gulch

journey

notch

pass

strait

mountain pass

col

cove

Μεταφράσεις

istmo

isthme

istmo

Landenge

istmo

Isthmus

istme

landengte

kıstak

برزخ

Landbrücke

berzah

istmus

istme

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɪsθ.məs/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Νορβηγικά: eið

In summary

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”).