English

Noun

iso ‎(plural isos)

1. (American football) An isolation play in which the fullback leads the tailback into the opposing defensive line
   • 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) Short for isomorphism.

Anagrams

• ios
• OSI

Central Dusun

Numeral

iso

1. one

References

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

Finnish

Adjective

iso ‎(comparative isompi, superlative isoin)

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

Declension

Synonyms

• laaja
• mahtava
• muhkea
• suuri

Antonyms

• pieni

Noun

iso

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

Anagrams

• ois, soi

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronoun

iso

1. neuter singular of ese

Umbundu

Noun

iso (i-ova class, plural ovaso)

1. (anatomy) eye

Yosondúa Mixtec

Noun

iso

1. rabbit

Derived terms

• iso burru

References

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

Zulu

Noun

iso class 5/6 ‎(plural amehlo)

1. eye

Inflection

Synonyms

• (archaic) ihlo

Related terms

• ubuso