isthmianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɪsθmɪən/,

/ˈɪstmɪən/,

/ˈɪsmɪən/, U.S.

/ˈɪs(θ)miən/

Forms: Isthmian in specific uses.

Etymology: < Latin isthmius, < Greek ἴσθμιος of or pertaining to the (or an) isthmus n. + -an suffix.

A. adj.

1. Belonging to, situated upon, or forming, an isthmus or neck of land.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [adjective] > isthmus

isthmic1585

two-sea'd1626

isthmian1654

transisthmian1850

isthmoid1855

1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. iv. i Isthmian neck of land.

1818 G. S. Faber Horæ Mosaicæ (ed. 2) I. 241 The isthmian region.

1895 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 375 These with Belize would control any isthmian canal on the Atlantic side.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 5/1 An investigation by ‘a competent board of engineers’ of all the isthmian routes is to be made.

2. spec. Belonging to the Isthmus of Corinth; esp. in Isthmian games, one of the national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated in the Isthmian sanctuary in the first and third years of each Olympiad.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece

Macedonc1450

Olympian1523

Ionian?1556

Macedonian1556

Achaean1567

Peloponnesian1569

Molossian1587

Thessalian1594

Thracian1594

Olympic1597

Argive1598

Attic1599

isthmian1603

Pharsalian1605

Aonian1607

Attical1610

Phocian1614

Messenianc1615

Marathonian1623

Bœotic1851

Athoan1869

Thraco-Illyrian1931

Athonite1963

society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [noun] > celebratory games > specific ancient Greek

Nemean games1559

Panathenaea1578

Pythian games1579

Olympian Gamesa1586

Olympic Games1597

Isthmian games1603

Pythic games1603

Panathenaics1678

Nemean festival1844

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > in ancient world > specific

Olympiada1456

Nemean games1559

Panathenaea1578

Pythian games1579

Olympian Gamesa1586

Olympic Games1597

Isthmian games1603

Pythic games1603

Capitoline games1609

Olympics1621

Panathenaics1678

Nemean festival1844

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 431 In the solemnitie of the Isthmian games.

1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca iii. xxiv. 329 The Isthmian Games derived their name from the place where they were celebrated, which was the Corinthian Isthmus..They were instituted in honor of Palæmon or Melicertes.

1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth ii. 8 And downward to the Isthmian plain.

in extended use.18.. in Harper's Mag. (1883) Aug. 340/1 That the House do adjourn over Wednesday to allow honorable members to be present at our Isthmian games.

B. n.

An inhabitant of an isthmus (in quot. 1601, of the Isthmus of Corinth).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > inhabitant of isthmus or peninsula

isthmian1601

demi-islandera1649

peninsular1854

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 547 After Pausias, there arose one Euphranor the Isthmian.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	isthmian
释义	isthmianadj.n. Brit. /ˈɪsθmɪən/, /ˈɪstmɪən/, /ˈɪsmɪən/, U.S. /ˈɪs(θ)miən/ Forms: Isthmian in specific uses. Etymology: < Latin isthmius, < Greek ἴσθμιος of or pertaining to the (or an) isthmus n. + -an suffix. A. adj. 1. Belonging to, situated upon, or forming, an isthmus or neck of land. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [adjective] > isthmus isthmic1585 two-sea'd1626 isthmian1654 transisthmian1850 isthmoid1855 1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. iv. i Isthmian neck of land. 1818 G. S. Faber Horæ Mosaicæ (ed. 2) I. 241 The isthmian region. 1895 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 375 These with Belize would control any isthmian canal on the Atlantic side. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 5/1 An investigation by ‘a competent board of engineers’ of all the isthmian routes is to be made. 2. spec. Belonging to the Isthmus of Corinth; esp. in Isthmian games, one of the national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated in the Isthmian sanctuary in the first and third years of each Olympiad. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece Macedonc1450 Olympian1523 Ionian?1556 Macedonian1556 Achaean1567 Peloponnesian1569 Molossian1587 Thessalian1594 Thracian1594 Olympic1597 Argive1598 Attic1599 isthmian1603 Pharsalian1605 Aonian1607 Attical1610 Phocian1614 Messenianc1615 Marathonian1623 Bœotic1851 Athoan1869 Thraco-Illyrian1931 Athonite1963 society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [noun] > celebratory games > specific ancient Greek Nemean games1559 Panathenaea1578 Pythian games1579 Olympian Gamesa1586 Olympic Games1597 Isthmian games1603 Pythic games1603 Panathenaics1678 Nemean festival1844 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle > in ancient world > specific Olympiada1456 Nemean games1559 Panathenaea1578 Pythian games1579 Olympian Gamesa1586 Olympic Games1597 Isthmian games1603 Pythic games1603 Capitoline games1609 Olympics1621 Panathenaics1678 Nemean festival1844 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 431 In the solemnitie of the Isthmian games. 1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca iii. xxiv. 329 The Isthmian Games derived their name from the place where they were celebrated, which was the Corinthian Isthmus..They were instituted in honor of Palæmon or Melicertes. 1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth ii. 8 And downward to the Isthmian plain. in extended use.18.. in Harper's Mag. (1883) Aug. 340/1 That the House do adjourn over Wednesday to allow honorable members to be present at our Isthmian games. B. n. An inhabitant of an isthmus (in quot. 1601, of the Isthmus of Corinth). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > inhabitant of isthmus or peninsula isthmian1601 demi-islandera1649 peninsular1854 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 547 After Pausias, there arose one Euphranor the Isthmian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1601
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