Zurichernoun
Factsheet
What does the noun Zuricher mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zuricher. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun Zuricher?
| 1770 | 0.017 |
| 1780 | 0.014 |
| 1790 | 0.014 |
| 1800 | 0.025 |
| 1810 | 0.073 |
| 1820 | 0.098 |
| 1830 | 0.1 |
| 1840 | 0.11 |
| 1850 | 0.11 |
| 1860 | 0.11 |
| 1870 | 0.1 |
| 1880 | 0.058 |
| 1890 | 0.034 |
| 1900 | 0.031 |
| 1910 | 0.022 |
| 1920 | 0.022 |
| 1930 | 0.022 |
| 1940 | 0.018 |
| 1950 | 0.018 |
| 1960 | 0.019 |
| 1970 | 0.018 |
| 1980 | 0.018 |
| 1990 | 0.017 |
| 2000 | 0.016 |
| 2010 | 0.015 |
How is the noun Zuricher pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun Zuricher come from?
Earliest known use
late 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun Zuricher is in the late 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zuricher is from 1673, in the writing of John Ray, naturalist and theologian.
Zuricher is a borrowing from German.
Etymons: German Züricher.
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- Zuñi, n.1834–
- zunyite, n.1885–
- zuppa, n.1961–
- Zurich, n.1870–
- Zuricher, n.1673–
- zurla, n.1940–
- zurlite, n.1826–
- zurna, n.1870–
- zurr, n.1803–
- zussmanite, n.1965–
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- zuur-veldt, n.1785–
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- zwanziger, n.1828–
- Zweig, n.1973–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1673–A native or inhabitant of Zurich.
- 1673
The Zurichers..are now much given to merchandise and to accumulate riches.
J. Ray, Observations Journey Low-countries 433 - 1845
The matters in dispute were submitted to arbitration... As might have been foreseen, the award was much to the disadvantage of the Zurichers.
Encyclopædia Metropolitana vol. XIII. 208/2 - 1990
This priggish, patronizing Zuricher was the last straw. Who did he think he was, coming over here and going on as though poverty was something romantic and valuable?
M. Dibdin, Vendetta 183
the world people nations native or inhabitant of Europe the Swiss [nouns] native or inhabitant of Switzerland parts of- Rhaetian1555–A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia, in eastern and central Switzerland, or the region of the Alps corresponding to this.
- Genevese1650–A native of Geneva. Cf. Genevan, n.
- Allobroges1652–The natives or inhabitants of the region formerly occupied by this people, considered collectively; spec. Savoyards, or inhabitants of Geneva…
- Genevois1673–A native or inhabitant of Geneva; (also with plural agreement) Genevese people collectively; = Genevese, n.
- Zuricher1673–A native or inhabitant of Zurich.
- Bernois1687–1832= Bernese, n.
- Valaisan1776–A native or inhabitant of Valais.
- Bernese1806–A native or inhabitant of Bern(e); also collective as plural.
- Valaisian1863–= Valaisan, n. & adj.
- Ticinese1961–The natives or inhabitants of Ticino, an Italian-speaking canton in southern Switzerland.
Pronunciation
British 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.
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Frequency
Zuricher typically occurs about 0.02 times per million words in modern written English.
Zuricher is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of Zuricher, n., 1770–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1770 | 0.017 |
| 1780 | 0.014 |
| 1790 | 0.014 |
| 1800 | 0.025 |
| 1810 | 0.073 |
| 1820 | 0.098 |
| 1830 | 0.1 |
| 1840 | 0.11 |
| 1850 | 0.11 |
| 1860 | 0.11 |
| 1870 | 0.1 |
| 1880 | 0.058 |
| 1890 | 0.034 |
| 1900 | 0.031 |
| 1910 | 0.022 |
| 1920 | 0.022 |
| 1930 | 0.022 |
| 1940 | 0.018 |
| 1950 | 0.018 |
| 1960 | 0.019 |
| 1970 | 0.018 |
| 1980 | 0.018 |
| 1990 | 0.017 |
| 2000 | 0.016 |
| 2010 | 0.015 |