Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from ίσ(ος) (ís(os)) +‎ Ancient Greek ἅλ(ς) (hál(s), sea) +‎ -ος (-os), analogously to ύφαλος (ýfalos).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈi.sa.los/
  • Hyphenation: ί‧σα‧λος

Adjective

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ίσαλος (ísalosm (feminine ίσαλος or ίσαλη, neuter ίσαλο)

  1. (nautical) waterline, sea-level (attributive)

Usage notes

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Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ίσαλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language