zingelnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zingel mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zingel. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zingel?
| 1820 | 0.0048 |
| 1830 | 0.0042 |
| 1840 | 0.0039 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0029 |
| 1870 | 0.002 |
| 1880 | 0.0016 |
| 1890 | 0.0014 |
| 1900 | 0.0012 |
| 1910 | 0.0009 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0008 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0008 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0011 |
| 2000 | 0.0008 |
| 2010 | 0.0008 |
How is the noun zingel pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zingel come from?
Earliest known use
1800s
The earliest known use of the noun zingel is in the 1800s.
OED's earliest evidence for zingel is from 1803, in the writing of George Shaw, natural historian.
zingel is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons: Latin zingel.
Nearby entries
- zines, int.?1701–10
- zinester, n.1986–
- zinfandel, n.1880–
- zing, v.1899–
- zing, int. & n.1875–
- zingana, n.¹1883
- zingana, n.²1911–
- Zingani, n.1581–1879
- Zingara, n.1756–
- Zingaro, n.1600–
- zingel, n.1803–
- zingelin perch, n.1803
- zinger, n.1906–
- Zingg, n.1941–
- zingho, n.1743
- zingiber, n.?1720–
- zingiberaceous, adj.1821–
- zingily, adv.1951–
- zinginess, n.1938–
- zinging, n.1921–
- zinging, adj.1915–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1803–Any of several bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes of the percoid genus Zingel, found in certain streams and rivers of western and central Europe; spec. Z. zingel of the Danube and Dniester river systems.
- 1803
Zingel Perch.
G. Shaw, General Zoology vol. IV. 551 - 1829
The schill is likewise found in the Sprey and in the Hungarian lakes, and, according to Bloch, the zingel in the Rhone.
H. Davy, Salmonia (ed. 2) ix. 275 - 1907
The Zingel, Zingel zingel (Linnaeus). Danube River.
D. S. Jordan, Fishes xxxiii. 252 (caption) - 2000
The zingel has 13–15 spines and 18–20 rays in the anterior and posterior dorsal fins respectively.
J. F. Craig, Percid Fishes xiii. 260
the world animals fish superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) order Perciformes (perches) family Percidae (perches) [nouns] aspro zingel, and allied species- zingel1803–Any of several bottom-dwelling freshwater fishes of the percoid genus Zingel, found in certain streams and rivers of western and central Europe; spec.…
- zingelin perch1803A freshwater fish similar to the zingel.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. 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.
View the pronunciation model here.
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
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
Frequency
zingel typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zingel is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zingel, n., 1820–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0048 |
| 1830 | 0.0042 |
| 1840 | 0.0039 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0029 |
| 1870 | 0.002 |
| 1880 | 0.0016 |
| 1890 | 0.0014 |
| 1900 | 0.0012 |
| 1910 | 0.0009 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0008 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0008 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0011 |
| 2000 | 0.0008 |
| 2010 | 0.0008 |