zeilanite, n.

zeilanite
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Revised 2018

# zeilanitenoun

## Earlier version

- zeilanite in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zeilanite mean?

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

### How is the noun zeilanite pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzʌɪlənʌɪt/
ZIGH-luh-night

#### U.S. English

/ˈzaɪləˌnaɪt/
ZIGH-luh-night

### Where does the noun zeilanite come from?

Earliest known use

1810s

The earliest known use of the noun zeilanite is in the 1810s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeilanite is from 1815, in the writing of C. L. Giesecke.

zeilanite is a borrowing from German.

Etymons: German Zeilanit.

### Nearby entries

1. zee, n. 1580–
2. Zeelander, n. c1400–
3. Zeelandic, adj. 1802–
4. Zeelandish, adj. 1593–
5. Zeeman, n. 1897–
6. zeep, n. 1878–
7. zeep, v. 1886–
8. zeeping, adj. 1895–
9. zef, adj. 1990–
10. zegadine, n. 1651–
11. zeilanite, n.1815–
12. zein, n. 1820–
13. Zeiss, n. 1876–
14. zeitgeber, n. 1958–
15. zeitgeist, n. 1848–
16. zeitgeisty, adj. 1966–
17. zek, n. 1968–
18. zelant, n. 1624–26
19. zelatrice, n. 1874–
20. zelatrix, n. 1865–
21. Zeldovich, n. 1956–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from German.
Etymon: German Zeilanit.
< German Zeilanit, Zeylanit, variants of Ceylanit (1801 or earlier; < French ceylanite ceylonite n.), with remodelling of the suffix after ‑ite suffix1.

Compare earlier ceylonite n.…
< German Zeilanit, Zeylanit, variants of Ceylanit (1801 or earlier; < French ceylanite ceylonite n.), with remodelling of the suffix after ‑ite suffix1.

Compare earlier ceylonite n.

### Notes

The German forms with initial z reflect German †Zeilan, †Zeylan, former variants of Ceylon, †Ceylan, the former name of Sri Lanka (< English Ceylon, †Ceylan: see Ceylon n.). In German, the first syllable of the place name is usually pronounced /tsai/ as a result of spelling pronunciation (hence the diphthong in English), with z subsequently sometimes replacing c to represent the initial /ts/ .

## Meaning & use

Mineralogy. Now rare.

1. 1815–
   A variety of spinel containing iron, first discovered in Sri Lanka; = ceylonite n.
   Formula: (Mg, Fe)Al2O4.
   1. 1815

      > Family of Rubies... Zeylanite.

      C. L. Giesecke, Syllabus Mineral Syst. 6 (table)
   2. 1851

      > Aluminate of Ferrous Oxide.—Zeilanite [German Zeilanit].

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. V. 275
   3. 1892

      > It is assumed that spinel must contain MgO, that gahnite and franklinite must contain ZnO, that zeilanite must contain Al2O3.

      Journal Analytical & Applied Chemistry vol. 9 584
   4. 1956

      > Will the Minister advise..whether he is aware of the delay in electrical construction at mines, mills and industrial projects, due to the shortage of zeilanite.

      Parliamentary Debates (Australian House of Representatives) vol. 10 1475/2
   minerals
   1. ceylonite 1802–
      A ferruginous variety of spinel from Sri Lanka; Iron-Magnesia Spinel.
   2. pleonaste 1802–
      A dark green, brown, or black ferroan variety of spinel. Also called ceylonite.
   3. zeilanite 1815–
      A variety of spinel containing iron, first discovered in Sri Lanka; = ceylonite, n.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzʌɪlənʌɪt/
ZIGH-luh-night

### U.S. English

/ˈzaɪləˌnaɪt/
ZIGH-luh-night

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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.

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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
   zeilanite, zeylanite

zeilanite, n. was revised in June 2018.

zeilanite, n. was last modified in July 2023.