"isthmus" meaning in Latin

See isthmus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈistʰ.mus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈɪs̠t̪ʰmʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈist.mus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈist̪mus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowing from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ῐ̓σθμός||neck, narrow passage}} Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”) Head templates: {{la-noun|isthmus<2>}} isthmus m (genitive isthmī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|isthmus<2>}} Forms: isthmī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], isthmus [nominative, singular], isthmī [nominative, plural], isthmī [genitive, singular], isthmōrum [genitive, plural], isthmō [dative, singular], isthmīs [dative, plural], isthmum [accusative, singular], isthmōs [accusative, plural], isthmō [ablative, singular], isthmīs [ablative, plural], isthme [singular, vocative], isthmī [plural, vocative]
  1. a strip of land between two seas; an isthmus Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (place): Seas
    Sense id: en-isthmus-la-noun-bqjCjMjx Disambiguation of Seas: 50 50 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 15 33 12 12 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. a strip of land between two seas; an isthmus
    (transferred sense, poetic) a strait
    Tags: declension-2, masculine, poetic Categories (place): Landforms, Seas
    Sense id: en-isthmus-la-noun-cGQklXC4 Disambiguation of Landforms: 39 61 Disambiguation of Seas: 50 50 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 15 33 12 12 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: isthmos (alt: unadapted) Derived forms: Isthmus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Galician: istmo"
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          "args": {
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            "2": "Isthmus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Isthmus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ German: Isthmus"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: istmo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: istmo"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: istmo",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: istmo",
          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "istmo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Basque: istmo",
          "name": "desc"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        {
          "_dis": "29 15 33 12 12",
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            "Matter",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
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          "isthmus",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈistʰ.mus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɪs̠t̪ʰmʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈist.mus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈist̪mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "unadapted",
      "word": "isthmos"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for quotations in Latin",
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        }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Dutch: istmus",
          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "isthmus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: istm",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Isthmus",
          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            "2": "istmo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: istmo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: istmo"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "eu",
            "2": "istmo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: istmo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "isthmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "isthmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isthmīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isthme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isthmī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "isthmus m (genitive isthmī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a strip of land between two seas; an isthmus"
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      "links": [
        [
          "strip",
          "strip"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "isthmus",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a strip of land between two seas; an isthmus",
        "a strait"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "strip",
          "strip"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "isthmus",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "strait",
          "strait"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a strip of land between two seas; an isthmus",
        "(transferred sense, poetic) a strait"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈistʰ.mus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɪs̠t̪ʰmʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈist.mus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈist̪mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "unadapted",
      "word": "isthmos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isthmus"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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