"isogloss" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪsə(ʊ̯)ɡlɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪsəɡlɑs/ [General-American], /ˈaɪsoɡlɒs/ [Canada], /ˈʌɪ-/ [Canada], /-sə-/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-isogloss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: isoglosses [plural]
Etymology: From iso- + gloss, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wi- (“to separate”)) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; language”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs). Etymology templates: {{cog|nds-de|ik}} German Low German ik, {{cog|de|ich}} German ich, {{prefix|en|iso|gloss}} iso- + gloss, {{der|en|grc|ἴσος||equal}} Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wi-||to separate}} Proto-Indo-European *wi- (“to separate”), {{m|grc|γλῶσσα||tongue; language}} γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; language”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*glōgʰs}} Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs Head templates: {{en-noun}} isogloss (plural isoglosses)
  1. (linguistics) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Wikipedia link: Uerdingen line Categories (topical): Isolines, Linguistics Synonyms: heterogloss Hyponyms: isolex, isophone, Joret line Derived forms: isoglossal, isoglossic Related terms: isograph Translations (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature): isoglos (Afrikaans), isoglosa [feminine] (Aragonese), իզոգլոս (izoglos) (Armenian), զուգաբանություն (zugabanutʻyun) (Armenian), զուգաձայն (zugajayn) (Armenian), isoglosa (Basque), ізаглоса (izahlósa) (Belarusian), izoglos (Breton), изоглоса (izoglosa) (Bulgarian), isoglossa [feminine] (Catalan), 同言線 (Chinese Mandarin), 同言线 (tóngyánxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), изоглосса (izoglossa) (Chuvash), izoglosa (Czech), isoglos [common-gender] (Danish), isoglosse (Dutch), isoglos (Dutch Low Saxon), isoglossi (Finnish), isoglosse [feminine] (French), isoglosa (Galician), Isoglosse [feminine] (German), لفظمرز (Gilaki), ισόγλωσσο (isóglosso) [neuter] (Greek), समवाक (samvāk) (Hindi), izoglossza (Hungarian), isoglos (Indonesian), teoirlíne [feminine] (Irish), isoglossa [feminine] (Italian), 等語線 (Japanese), isoglossos (Kalo Finnish Romani), 등어선 (deung'eoseon) (Korean), isoglossa (Latin), isoglos (Limburgish), isogloss [masculine] (Norwegian), Isoglosse (Pennsylvania German), مرز همگویی (Persian), izoglosa [feminine] (Polish), isoglossa [feminine] (Portuguese), isoglosă [feminine] (Romanian), izoglosă [feminine] (Romanian), изогло́сса (izoglóssa) (Russian), isoglossa (Sardinian), izoglosa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), изоглоса [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), isoglosa [feminine] (Spanish), isogloss (Swedish), lehçe sınır çizgisi (Turkish), ізоглоса (izohlosa) (Ukrainian), isoglos [feminine, masculine] (Welsh), isoglosse (West Flemish)

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      "word": "isolex"
    },
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      "word": "isophone"
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    {
      "word": "Joret line"
    }
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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        "English terms prefixed with iso-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Kalo Finnish Romani terms in nonstandard scripts",
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          "ref": "1921, The Calcutta Review, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, →OCLC, page 285",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1970, W[illiam] F[oxwell] Albright, T[homas] O[den] Lambdin, “The Evidence of Language”, in I[orwerth] E[iddon] S[tephen] Edwards, C[yril] J[ohn] Gadd, N[icholas] G[eoffrey] L[emprière] Hammond, editors, The Cambridge Ancient History, 3rd edition, volumes I, part 1 (Prolegomena and Prehistory), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, published 2000, section IV (Sumerian, Hurrian, Urarṭian, Elamite), page 154",
          "text": "There was also a tendency to treat transitive verbs passively, as in Hurrian and Urarṭian; it must, however, be emphasized that this phenomenon may also be considered as an isogloss rather than as an indication of genetic relationship.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Brian D. Joseph, Carol G. Preston, Dennis R. Preston, editors, Language Diversity in Michigan and Ohio: Towards Two State Linguistic Profiles, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Caravan Books, page 29",
          "text": "The convergence of multiple isoglosses on a map, a \"bundle\", indicates a boundary between one regional dialect and another.",
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        }
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        ],
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        [
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          "boundary"
        ],
        [
          "linguistic",
          "linguistic"
        ],
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          "feature#Noun"
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      ],
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          "word": "heterogloss"
        }
      ],
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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      "tags": [
        "Canada"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌɪ-/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglosa"
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      "roman": "izoglos",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "իզոգլոս"
    },
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      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "զուգաբանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "զուգաձայն"
    },
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      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "izahlósa",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "ізаглоса"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "izoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izoglosa",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "изоглоса"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "同言線"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngyánxiàn",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "同言线"
    },
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      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "izoglossa",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "изоглосса"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "izoglosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglossi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglosa"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Isoglosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "glk",
      "lang": "Gilaki",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "لفظمرز"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "isóglosso",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ισόγλωσσο"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "samvāk",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "समवाक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "izoglossza"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teoirlíne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "等語線"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "deung'eoseon",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "등어선"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglossa"
    },
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      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-nl",
      "lang": "Dutch Low Saxon",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "isogloss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdc",
      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "Isoglosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "مرز همگویی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "izoglosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "rmf",
      "lang": "Kalo Finnish Romani",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglossos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglosă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "izoglosă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izoglóssa",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "изогло́сса"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "izoglosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "изоглоса"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isogloss"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "lehçe sınır çizgisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "izohlosa",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "ізоглоса"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "isoglos"
    },
    {
      "code": "vls",
      "lang": "West Flemish",
      "sense": "line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature",
      "word": "isoglosse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isogloss"
}

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