Isthmus?

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Isthmus?

Pinky Makus

Isthmus?

This came up today....

How do you pronounce isthmus?

Do you pronounce the th?

Thanks!

28 May 2012

manonski (f)

http://fr.forvo.com/word/isthmus/

28 May 2012

It �s a Greek word. TH is not pronounced. ˈɪsməs,

Greetings from Greece,

28 May 2012

ldthemagicman

Dear Pinky Makus,

I pronounce it

"iss TH muss"

"iss" = "Bliss"; Criss"; "Diss"; "Hiss"; "Kiss"; "Miss"; "Swiss"; "This".

"TH" = "THaw"; "THor"; "THigh"; "THink"; "Thank"; "THanks"; "THursday";"THesis"; "THousand"; "THeatre"; "THeft"; "THeme"; "THeory"; "THick"; "THief"; "THin"; "THree"; "THirty"; "THrill"; "THroat"; "THrob"; etc.

"muss" = "us"; "bus"; "cuss"; "fuss"; "Gus"; "muss"; "puss"; "plus"; Russ"; "suss".

However, my Oxford Dictionary of English, (2006) gives:

1) "iss TH muss"

2) "ist muss"

3) "iss muss"

"Take your pick", as they say where I live, (when they offer you a Rock Bun to eat!)

I hope that this helps.

Les

28 May 2012

Sonn

I found this variant in the online dictionary, which I use very often
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?CL=1&s=isthmus&l1=1

28 May 2012

Pinky Makus

Thank you!

28 May 2012