zegadine, n.

zegadine
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Revised 2018

# zegadinenoun

## Earlier version

- zegedine in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zegadine mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zegadine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zegadine pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɛɡədiːn/
ZEG-uh-deen

#### U.S. English

/ˈzɛɡəˌdin/
ZEG-uh-deen

### Where does the noun zegadine come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun zegadine is in the mid 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for zegadine is from 1651, in the writing of Clement Barksdale, Church of England clergyman and author.

Perhaps from a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Zegedinum, Szegedin.

### Nearby entries

1. zedonk, n. 1961–
2. zee, n. 1580–
3. Zeelander, n. c1400–
4. Zeelandic, adj. 1802–
5. Zeelandish, adj. 1593–
6. Zeeman, n. 1897–
7. zeep, n. 1878–
8. zeep, v. 1886–
9. zeeping, adj. 1895–
10. zef, adj. 1990–
11. zegadine, n.1651–
12. zeilanite, n. 1815–
13. zein, n. 1820–
14. Zeiss, n. 1876–
15. zeitgeber, n. 1958–
16. zeitgeist, n. 1848–
17. zeitgeisty, adj. 1966–
18. zek, n. 1968–
19. zelant, n. 1624–26
20. zelatrice, n. 1874–
21. zelatrix, n. 1865–

## Etymology

### Summary

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name.
Etymons: proper name Zegedinum, Szegedin.
Origin uncertain; perhaps < post-classical Latin Zegedinum (16th cent. or earlier), Latin for of the name of Szeged (Hungarian Szeged, German Segedin), a town in Hungary…
Origin uncertain; perhaps < post-classical Latin Zegedinum (16th cent. or earlier), Latin for of the name of Szeged (Hungarian Szeged, German Segedin), a town in Hungary.

### Notes

The place name is pronounced with initial voiceless /s/ in Hungarian and with initial voiced /z/ in German.
The semantic motivation is unclear, as the town of Szegedin does not appear to have any connection with the production of silverware. Perhaps compare the name of IstvánSzegedi Kis (1505–72; known in Latin as Stephanus Zegedinus), prominent Hungarian theologian (born in Szegedin), whose work frequently cited by English writers in the early 17th cent.

## Meaning & use

rare (chiefly historical) after 17th cent.

1. 1651–
   A large two-handled drinking cup, typically made of silver, of a type traditionally used in certain Oxford colleges. Cf. ox-eye cup n.
   1. 1651

      > Oft have we discours'd 'ore a Zegedine Of Double, and now and then a pot of wine.

      C. Barksdale, Nympha Libethris iv. xlv. 91
   2. a1668

      > Other Plates given by Commoners... Mag.: Price. a Bedmaker in the colledge..the 5th Zegadine of 5li price.

      in MS Balliol Coll. Oxford Arch. Plate Rec. 2 f. 59v
   3. a1690

      > Given to the King in the year. 1642..Silver plate..05. Great two eard pots: called Zegardines.

      in MS Balliol Coll. Oxford Arch. Plate Rec. 2 f. 83v
   4. 1963

      > College Cup for Balliol College, Oxford, 1963: a new adaptation of an old type of design, known in this college as a 'Zegadine'. Given by the Glover family to celebrate the college's 700th anniversary.

      Connoisseur October 103/2 (caption)
   5. 2004

      > A search through the New College long books reveals the presence of zegadines in 1657.

      H. M. Clifford, Treasured Inheritance 31/2
   Oxford University historical
   1. zegadine 1651–
      A large two-handled drinking cup, typically made of silver, of a type traditionally used in certain Oxford colleges. Cf. ox-eye cup, n.
   2. mug 1791–
      U.S. colloquial. A silver drinking vessel awarded as a prize; a cup. rare.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɛɡədiːn/
ZEG-uh-deen

### U.S. English

/ˈzɛɡəˌdin/
ZEG-uh-deen

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1600s
   zagodine, zegardine, zegedine
2. 1600s; 1900s–
   zegadine

zegadine, n. was revised in June 2018.

zegadine, n. was last modified in September 2024.