isthmus

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

neck

band

defile

gap

gorge

gulch

journey

notch

pass

strait

mountain pass

col

cove

Vertimai

isthme

istmo

Isthmus

landengte

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈɪsθ.məs/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Sutampa su senoji norsų: 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”).