zyrianhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zyrian_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZyrian, n. & adj.
First published 1933; not fully revised

Zyriannoun & adjective

  1. noun
    1. 1886–
      A member of the Komi people of northern Russia. Also: the language of this people; = Komi n. 2.
      1. 1886
        The Permians,..including..the Zyrians in Vologda, Archangel, Vyatka, and Perm.
        Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XXI. 79/2
      2. 1910
        Syryenians (also Sirianian, Syrjenian, Zyrenian, Zirianian, Zyrian and Zirian).
        Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XXVI. 317/2
      3. 1926
        The Syriän is spoken by a large population in the districts of Perm, Viatka, Archangel, and Vologda.
        Chambers's Encyclopedia vol. VIII. 101/1
      4. 1929
        Zyrian is spoken by about 250,000 people.
        Encyclopædia Britannica vol. IX. 258/2
      5. 1932
        Permian, with its two varieties Zyrian and Votyak.
        W. L. Graff, Language & Languages 405
      6. 1933
        Four further branches of the Finno-Ugrian stock... Permian, consisting of Votyak and Zyrian.
        L. Bloomfield, Language 68
      7. 1942
        Syryen (Komi).
        K. W. Deutsch in J. A. Fishman, Readings in Sociology of Language (1968) 600
      8. 1948
        Other peoples..such as the Zyryans or Syryans (now called Komi).
        D. Diringer, Alphabet ii. viii. 482
      9. 1951
        The Yuraks have loans from Zyryan (Komi), a Finnic language.
        W. K. Matthews, Languages of U.S.S.R. iii. 20
      10. 1955
        The forms are: Norwegian Lappish miettâ..Syryane ma [etc.].
        Transactions of Philological Society 1954 99
      11. 1972
        7b is given by Hockett for ‘German,..French.., Zyryan’.
        Language vol. 48 848
  2. adjective
    1. 1951–
      Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
      1. 1951
        Zyryan resistance to the Russians was less dogged and implacable than Ugrian.
        W. K. Matthews, Languages of U.S.S.R. iii. 25
      2. 1978
        Zyrian folklore texts.
        K. Rédei (title)

Zyrian, n. & adj. was first published in 1933; not fully revised.

Zyrian, n. & adj. was last modified in December 2024.