Origin uncertain; perhaps <post-classical LatinZegedinum (16th cent. or earlier), Latin for of the name of Szeged (HungarianSzeged, GermanSegedin), a town in Hungary…
Origin uncertain; perhaps <post-classical LatinZegedinum (16th cent. or earlier), Latin for of the name of Szeged (HungarianSzeged, GermanSegedin), a town in Hungary.
Notes
The place name is pronounced with initial voiceless /s/ in Hungarian and with initial voiced /z/ in German.
The semantic motivation is unclear, as the town of Szegedin does not appear to have any connection with the production of silverware. Perhaps compare the name of IstvánSzegedi Kis (1505–72; known in Latin as Stephanus Zegedinus), prominent Hungarian theologian (born in Szegedin), whose work frequently cited by English writers in the early 17th cent.
Meaning & use
rare (chiefly historical) after 17th cent.
1651–
A large two-handled drinking cup, typically made of silver, of a type traditionally used in certain Oxford colleges. Cf. ox-eye cupn.
1651
Oft have we discours'd 'ore a Zegedine Of Double, and now and then a pot of wine.
C. Barksdale, Nympha Libethrisiv. xlv. 91
a1668
Other Plates given by Commoners... Mag.: Price. a Bedmaker in the colledge..the 5th Zegadine of 5li price.
in MS Balliol Coll. Oxford Arch. Plate Rec. 2 f. 59v
a1690
Given to the King in the year. 1642..Silver plate..05. Great two eard pots: called Zegardines.
in MS Balliol Coll. Oxford Arch. Plate Rec. 2 f. 83v
1963
College Cup for Balliol College, Oxford, 1963: a new adaptation of an old type of design, known in this college as a 'Zegadine'. Given by the Glover family to celebrate the college's 700th anniversary.
Connoisseur October 103/2 (caption)
2004
A search through the New College long books reveals the presence of zegadines in 1657.
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