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isthmian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
isth-mi-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.

noun

A native or inhabitant of an isthmus.

adj

Of or from the Isthmus of Corinth

Etymology

Etymology tree English isthmus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English isthmian From isthmus + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more isthmian (comparative) most isthmian (superlative) isthmians (plural)

Derived Forms

transisthmian

Synonyms

isthmic

Questions

What does isthmian mean?
Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.
Where does isthmian come from?
Etymology tree English isthmus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English isthmian From isthmus + -ian.

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