Compare post-classical LatinZelandicus (1608 or earlier).
Meaning & use
1802–
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands (see Zeelandern.), its people, or its dialect. Also as n.: the dialect of Dutch spoken in Zeeland.
A Zealandic chronicler..says that the islands of Zealand were formed by violent tempests in the year 938.
J. Pinkerton, Modern Geographyvol. I. 469
1858
Robert of Flanders..acquired the name of ‘The Frison’, by subduing the Zeelandic islands, in the latter part of the XIth Century.
J. W. de Peyster, Hist. Carusius 325
1917
Another Dutchman..strongly urged that..Zeelandic Flanders could never be separated from the mother-country, both for ethnical and for economic reasons.
New Europe 18 January 16
1993
The verb system of Zeelandic was being rapidly levelled through the analogic convergence of strong verb morphology with that of weak verbs.
P. A. Slomanson in F. Byrne & J. Holm, Atlantic meets Pacificv. 425
2007
It is this period [sc. the Dutch Revolt] that clearly formed a distinct Zeelandic identity, and which was a source of regional pride.
R. Esser in J. Pollmann & A. Spicer, Public Opinion & Changing Identities in Early Modern Netherlands xii. 242
2014
In the first decade and a half after the Zeelandic takeover of the colony [sc. Surinam] both Zeelandic and Jewish traders operated.
K. Fatah-Black in G. Oostindie & J. V. Roitman, Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1600–1800i. ii. 61
Pronunciation
British English
/ziːˈlandɪk/
zee-LAN-dick
U.S. English
/ziˈlændɪk/
zee-LAN-dick
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.
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.
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