Zingg, n.

zingg
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Revised 2021

# Zinggnoun

## Earlier version

- Zingg in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zingg mean?

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

### How is the noun Zingg pronounced?

#### British English

/tsɪŋ/
tsing
/zɪŋ/
zing

#### U.S. English

/tsɪŋ/
tsing
/zɪŋ/
zing

### Where does the noun Zingg come from?

Earliest known use

1940s

The earliest known use of the noun Zingg is in the 1940s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zingg is from 1941, in Journal of Sedimentary Petrology.

From a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Zingg.

### Nearby entries

1. zing, v. 1899–
2. zing, int. & n. 1875–
3. zingana, n.¹ 1883
4. zingana, n.² 1911–
5. Zingani, n. 1581–1879
6. Zingara, n. 1756–
7. Zingaro, n. 1600–
8. zingel, n. 1803–
9. zingelin perch, n. 1803
10. zinger, n. 1906–
11. Zingg, n.1941–
12. zingho, n. 1743
13. zingiber, n.?1720–
14. zingiberaceous, adj. 1821–
15. zingily, adv. 1951–
16. zinginess, n. 1938–
17. zinging, n. 1921–
18. zinging, adj. 1915–
19. zingingly, adv. 1952–
20. zingo, int. 1906–
21. zingy, adj. 1938–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Zingg.
< the name of Theodor Zingg (1901–74), Swiss geologist, meteorologist, and engineer, who devised the system (Schweiz. Min. und Petrogr. Mitteilungen vol. 15 (1935) 39-140).

## Meaning & use

Geology.

1. 1941–
   As a modifier. Used with reference to Theodor Zingg's system of classification of pebble shapes, in which two ratios formed from three mutually perpendicular diameters are used to assign a pebble to one of four basic shape classes according to its degree of flatness and elongation.
   1. [1939

      > Relation between Zingg's pebble classes and the index of elongation.

      Journal Sedimentary Petrol. vol. 9 128/1 (caption) ]
   2. 1941

      > Relation between sphericity and Zingg shape classes.

      Journal of Sedimentary Petrology vol. 11 67/1 (heading)
   3. 1979

      > Very simple probabilistic methods were used to estimate the formation of the four basic Zingg shapes (disks, spheres, blades and rods).

      Nature 8 February 496/3
   4. 2009

      > The Zingg diagram reflects the sphericity of the pebbles in the deposit.

      Estuaries & Coasts vol. 32 334/2
   taxonomy geology

## Pronunciation

### British English

/tsɪŋ/
tsing
/zɪŋ/
zing

### U.S. English

/tsɪŋ/
tsing
/zɪŋ/
zing

####

##### 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.

####

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

Zingg, n. was revised in March 2021.

Zingg, n. was last modified in July 2023.