Isthmus

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin isthmus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪstmʊs/ === Noun === Isthmus m (strong, genitive Isthmus, plural Isthmen) isthmus Synonym: Landenge === Further reading === “Isthmus” in Duden online “Isthmus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Latin == === Alternative forms === Isthmos (unadapted) === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῐ̓σθμός (Ĭsthmós), from ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck of land between two seas”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪstʰ.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈist.mus] === Proper noun === Isthmus m sg (genitive Isthmī); second declension the Isthmus of Corinth the Dardanelles ==== Inflection ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Isthmius (adjective) Isthmiacus (adjective) ==== Related terms ==== Isthmia === References === “Isthmus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.