iso

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsəʊ/

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Noun

iso (plural isos)

1. (American football, basketball) Clipping of isolation. An isolation play in basketball or American football.
   • 2007 January 5, Pete Thamel, quoting Greg Mattison, “Scoreboard Shows This Isn't the Same Old Ohio State”, in New York Times‎:

     “I can remember lining up against them and saying, ‘This is the 15th iso that you’re going to get.’ ”

2. (category theory) Clipping of isomorphism.

Anagrams

• Ios, OSI, SOI, iOS, ios, soi

Numeral

iso

1. one

References

• The Brunei Museum Journal (1983), volume 5, issue 3, page 116

Adjective

iso (comparative isompi, superlative isoin)

1. big
2. large
3. great
   • Iso-Britannia = Great Britain
   • isoympyrä = great circle
4. In some compounds, grand.
   • isoisä = grandfather

Noun

iso

1. (nautical) As a short form of isopurje, a main (short form of mainsail)

Anagrams

• ois, soi

Etymology

From Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse. Compare Portuguese isso, Spanish eso.

Pronoun

iso

1. neuter singular of ese

Noun

iso (i-ova class, plural ovaso)

1. (anatomy) eye

Noun

iso

1. rabbit

References

• Farris, Kathryn (compiler) (2002) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca‎, 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːsó/

Noun

îsó class 5 (plural ámêhlo class 6)

1. eye

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-iso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-iso (2.3-5.4)”