Zoroastricadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective Zoroastric mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective Zoroastric. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective Zoroastric?
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0032 |
| 1870 | 0.0032 |
| 1880 | 0.0029 |
| 1890 | 0.0023 |
| 1900 | 0.0017 |
| 1910 | 0.0012 |
| 1920 | 0.0009 |
| 1930 | 0.0009 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |
How is the adjective Zoroastric pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective Zoroastric come from?
Earliest known use
mid 1700s
The earliest known use of the adjective Zoroastric is in the mid 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zoroastric is from before 1739, in a translation by Charles Jarvis, portrait painter and translator.
From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zoroaster, ‑ic suffix.
Nearby entries
- Zoque, n.1891–
- Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n.1893–
- Zorb, n.1996–
- zorbing, n.1996–
- zorgite, n.1852–
- zori, n.?1823–
- zoril, n.1774–
- Zoroastrian, adj. & n.1597–
- Zoroastrianism, n.1832–
- Zoroastrianize, v.1891–
- Zoroastric, adj.a1739–
- Zoroastrism, n.1819–
- zorrino, n.1885–
- zorro, n.1838–
- zos-grass, n.1937–
- zoster, n.1601–
- zostera, n.1819–
- zosterops, n.1867–
- Zouave, n.1848–
- zouk, n.1986–
- zounds, v.1680
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- a1739–
- a1739
Monarch supreme and great depositary Of magic art and Zoroastric skill [Spanish la ciencia Zoroastrica].
C. Jarvis, translation of M. de Cervantes, Don Quixote (1742) vol. II. iii. iii. 187 - 1873
After the Zoroastric reformation of the Persian religion there was properly no longer a place there for Mithra.
W. D. Whitney, Oriental & Linguistic Studies i. 44 - 2005
Baruch has become an angel and a prophet. He plays a role in the Ethiopic, Zoroastric, and medieval Jewish communities.
Journal Study of Judaism in Persian, Hellenistic, & Roman Period vol. 36 136
- Zoroastrian1597–Of, relating to, or characteristic of Zoroastrianism or its followers; designating a follower or adherent of Zoroastrianism.
- Guebrish1687Belonging to the Guebres.
- Zoroastrica1739–= Zoroastrian, adj.
- Persian1776–Of or relating to Zoroastrianism. Cf. Parsee, adj. Now rare.
- Zarathustric1848–Zoroastrian. Cf. Zarathustrian, adj. A.1.
- Mazdaean1855–Zoroastrian.
- Zarathustrian1859–Of, relating to, or characteristic of Zoroastrianism or its followers; designating a follower or adherent of Zoroastrianism; = Zoroastrian, adj.…
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Variant: Zoroasteric
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
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
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.
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
- 1700s–Zoroastric
- 1800s–Zoroasteric ( British English /ˌzɒrəʊˈastərɪk/ (zorr-oh-ASS-tuh-rick) , U.S. English /ˌzɔroʊˈæstərɪk/ (zor-oh-ASS-tuhr-ik) ) (now rare)
Frequency
Zoroastric typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
Zoroastric is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of Zoroastric, adj., 1850–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0032 |
| 1870 | 0.0032 |
| 1880 | 0.0029 |
| 1890 | 0.0023 |
| 1900 | 0.0017 |
| 1910 | 0.0012 |
| 1920 | 0.0009 |
| 1930 | 0.0009 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |