Isoglosse
German, noun/ˌizoˈɡlɔsə/
Isoglosse is spelled I-S-O-G-L-O-S-S-E (9 letters). Isoglosse is a German feminine noun meaning “isogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linie, die verschiedene Ausprägungen sprachlicher Erscheinungen trennt”.
What does Isoglosse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineisogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linie, die verschiedene Ausprägungen sprachlicher Erscheinungen trennt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Isoglosse
- Isoglossen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Isoglosse?
- /ˌizoˈɡlɔsə/
- [izoˈɡlɔsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.