isthmus

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

neck

band

defile

gap

gorge

gulch

journey

notch

pass

strait

mountain pass

col

cove

Translations

istmo

isthme

istmo

Landenge

istmo

Isthmus

istme

landengte

ισθμός

برزخ

berzah

kıstak

Landbrücke

istmus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪsθ.məs/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse: 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”).