Bloch thinks (and we agree with him) that details of isogloss will probably not bear out this kind of grouping.
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Isogloss
//ˈaɪsə(ʊ̯)ɡlɒs//
Synonyms for "isogloss" (9 found)
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Related words (4)
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4 entriesTranslations
49 translations across 45 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Aragonese
1 entries- isoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Armenian
3 entries- զուգաբանություն noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
- զուգաձայն noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
- իզոգլոս noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Basque
1 entries- isoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Belarusian
1 entries- ізаглоса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Breton
1 entries- izoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Bulgarian
1 entries- изоглоса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Catalan
1 entries- isoglossa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 同言線 /同言线 noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Chuvash
1 entries- изоглосса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Czech
1 entries- izoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Danish
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Dutch
1 entries- isoglosse noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Dutch Low Saxon
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Finnish
1 entries- isoglossi noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
French
1 entries- isoglosse noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Galician
1 entries- isoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
German
1 entries- Isoglosse noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Gilaki
1 entries- لفظمرز noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Greek
1 entries- ισόγλωσσο noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Hindi
1 entries- समवाक noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Hungarian
1 entries- izoglossza noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Indonesian
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Irish
1 entries- teoirlíne noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Italian
1 entries- isoglossa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Japanese
1 entries- 等語線 noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Kalo Finnish Romani
1 entries- isoglossos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Korean
1 entries- 등어선 noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Latin
1 entries- isoglossa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Limburgish
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Norwegian
1 entries- isogloss noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- Isoglosse noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Persian
1 entries- مرز همگویی noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Polish
1 entries- izoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Portuguese
1 entries- isoglossa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Romanian
2 entries- isoglosă noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
- izoglosă noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Russian
1 entries- изогло́сса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Sardinian
1 entries- isoglossa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- izoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
- изоглоса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Spanish
1 entries- isoglosa noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Swedish
1 entries- isogloss noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Turkish
1 entries- lehçe sınır çizgisi noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ізоглоса noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Welsh
1 entries- isoglos noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
West Flemish
1 entries- isoglosse noun (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The convergence of multiple isoglosses on a map, a "bundle", indicates a boundary between one regional dialect and another.
Source: wiktionary
There was also a tendency to treat transitive verbs passively, as in Hurrian and Urarṭian; it must, however, be emphasized that this phenomenon may also be considered as an isogloss rather than as an indication of genetic relationship.
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It is likely that the Sardinian forms are related to Lat. afrissa 'dragon lily'. The question regarding its etymology is all but resolved however. It is not quite clear where Pseudo-Apuleius' herbarium [the only known use of afrissa] was composed. If it is North African, as has been proposed, this might be yet another instance of a Sardinian-African Romance isogloss, possibly due to Punic influence.
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