isthmus
UK/ˈɪsθ.məs//ˈɪs.məs/
isthmus noun: a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
Noun
isthmus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
isthmus in Hindi
- strip of land
- स्थलडमरूमध्य sthalḍamrūmadhya, भूडमरुमध्य bhūḍamrumadhya, योजक yojak, भू-संधि bhū-sandhi, संयोग भूमि sãyog bhūmi
isthmus in Tamil
- முட்டைப்பைப் பகுதி, இடை இணைப்பு, உறுப்பு இடை இணைப்பு, குறுநிலம்
isthmus in Urdu
- strip of land
- خاکنائے xāknāē
isthmus in Bengali
- যোজক
More languagesFewer languages
- isthmus in Kannada
- ಭೂಸಂಧಿ, ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಭೂಭಾಗ, ನೆಲಸಾರ, ನೆಲಕೂಡಿಕೆ
- isthmus in Tagalog
- tangkay, dalahikan
- isthmus in Arabic
- بَرْزَخ barzaḵ
- isthmus in Malay
- segenting
- isthmus in Indonesian
- daratan sempit, tanah genting
- isthmus in Persian
- برزخ barzax
- isthmus in Thai
- คอคอด kɔɔ-kɔ̂ɔt
- isthmus in Vietnamese
- eo đất
Forms of isthmus
| plural | isthmuses |
|---|---|
| plural | isthmi |
Origin of isthmus
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”).
Words formed from isthmus
- Bird's Neck Isthmus
- isthmectomy
- isthmusectomy
- isthmian
- isthmic
- isthmitis
- isthmoid
- isthmo-
- isthm-
- Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl
- Isthmus Nahuatl
- Isthmus of Corinth
- isthmus of fauces
- Isthmus of Panama
- Isthmus of Perekop
- Isthmus of Suez
- Isthmus of Tehuantepec
- Isthmus Zapotec
- Karelian Isthmus
- Kra Isthmus
Phrases with isthmus
Words that rhyme with isthmus
Questions about isthmus
- What does isthmus mean?
- Isthmus means a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- What is isthmus in Hindi?
- Isthmus in Hindi is स्थलडमरूमध्य (sthalḍamrūmadhya), भूडमरुमध्य (bhūḍamrumadhya), योजक (yojak). See Isthmus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is isthmus?
- Isthmus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce isthmus?
- Isthmus is pronounced /ˈɪsθ.məs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of isthmus?
- The plural of isthmus is isthmuses.
Words near isthmus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: isthmus (page history and authors); isthmus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Isthmus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); isthmus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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