noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈaɪsə(ʊ̯)ɡlɒs/
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General-American:/ˈaɪsəɡlɑs/
Canada:/ˈaɪsoɡlɒs/
Canada:/ˈʌɪ-/
Canada:/-sə-/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heterogloss
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A linguistic feature shared between languages or language varieties, through any of various mechanisms, whether genetic inheritance or other linguistic forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From iso- + gloss, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wi- (“to separate”)) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; language”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōghs).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
isoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Aragonese:
isoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Armenian:
իզոգլոս
(izoglos)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Armenian:
զուգաբանություն
(zugabanutʻyun)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Armenian:
զուգաձայն
(zugajayn)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Basque:
isoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Belarusian:
ізаглоса
(izahlósa)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Breton:
izoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Bulgarian:
изоглоса
(izoglosa)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Catalan:
isoglossa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Chinese Mandarin:
同言線 /同言线
(tóngyánxiàn)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Chuvash:
изоглосса
(izoglossa)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Czech:
izoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Danish:
isoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Dutch:
isoglosse
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Finnish:
isoglossi
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
French:
isoglosse
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Galician:
isoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
German:
Isoglosse
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Gilaki:
لفظمرز
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Greek:
ισόγλωσσο
(isóglosso)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Hindi:
समवाक
(samvāk)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Hungarian:
izoglossza
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Indonesian:
isoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Irish:
teoirlíne
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Italian:
isoglossa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Japanese:
等語線
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Korean:
등어선
(deung'eoseon)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Latin:
isoglossa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Limburgish:
isoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Norwegian:
isogloss
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Pennsylvania German:
Isoglosse
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Persian:
مرز همگویی
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Polish:
izoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Portuguese:
isoglossa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Kalo Finnish Romani:
isoglossos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Romanian:
isoglosă
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Romanian:
izoglosă
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Russian:
изогло́сса
(izoglóssa)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Sardinian:
isoglossa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Serbo-Croatian:
izoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Serbo-Croatian:
изоглоса
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Spanish:
isoglosa
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Swedish:
isogloss
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Turkish:
lehçe sınır çizgisi
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Ukrainian:
ізоглоса
(izohlosa)
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
Welsh:
isoglos
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
West Flemish:
isoglosse
— line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature
