Zeelandic, adj.

zeelandic
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First published 2018

# Zeelandicadjective (& noun)

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective Zeelandic mean?

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

### How is the adjective Zeelandic pronounced?

#### British English

/ziːˈlandɪk/
zee-LAN-dick

#### U.S. English

/ziˈlændɪk/
zee-LAN-dick

### Where does the adjective Zeelandic come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the adjective Zeelandic is in the 1800s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zeelandic is from 1802, in the writing of John Pinkerton, historian and poet.

From a proper name, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Zeeland, ‑ic suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zebrule, n. 1899–
2. zebu, n. 1771–
3. zecchino, n. 1572–
4. Zechstein, n. 1798–
5. zed, n. c1175–
6. zedbed, n. 1954–
7. zedoary, n. Old English–
8. zedonk, n. 1961–
9. zee, n. 1580–
10. Zeelander, n. c1400–
11. Zeelandic, adj.1802–
12. Zeelandish, adj. 1593–
13. Zeeman, n. 1897–
14. zeep, n. 1878–
15. zeep, v. 1886–
16. zeeping, adj. 1895–
17. zef, adj. 1990–
18. zegadine, n. 1651–
19. zeilanite, n. 1815–
20. zein, n. 1820–
21. Zeiss, n. 1876–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Zeeland, ‑ic suffix.
< the name of Zeeland (see Zeelander n.) + ‑ic suffix.

Compare earlier Zeelandish adj. (& n.)…
< the name of Zeeland (see Zeelander n.) + ‑ic suffix.

Compare earlier Zeelandish adj. (& n.)

### Notes

Compare post-classical Latin Zelandicus (1608 or earlier).

## Meaning & use

1. 1802–
   Of, relating to, or characteristic of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands (see Zeelander n.), its people, or its dialect. Also as n.: the dialect of Dutch spoken in Zeeland.
   Cf. Zeelandish adj. (& n.), Zeelander n.
   1. 1802

      > A Zealandic chronicler..says that the islands of Zealand were formed by violent tempests in the year 938.

      J. Pinkerton, Modern Geography vol. I. 469
   2. 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
   3. 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
   4. 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 Pacific v. 425
   5. 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
   6. 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, 1600–1800 i. ii. 61

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ziːˈlandɪk/
zee-LAN-dick

### U.S. English

/ziˈlændɪk/
zee-LAN-dick

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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. 1800s
   Zelandic
2. 1800s–
   Zealandic, Zeelandic

Zeelandic, adj. was first published in June 2018.

Zeelandic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.