izzard

See also: Izzard and izard

English

Etymology

From Middle English izod, ezod, ezed, from Old French et zede (literally “and zed”), as spoken when reciting the alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪ.zəɹd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪzə(ɹ)d

Noun

izzard (plural izzards)

1. (Scotland, Hong Kong, and archaically in England and Ireland) The letter Z; zed, zee.
   • 1773, [Oliver] Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer: Or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy. […], London: […] F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     ... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard, or an R, confound me, I cannot tell.

Synonyms

• uzzard

Derived terms

• from A to izzard

Descendants

• Hong Kong English: Z (pronounced as /(j)iˈzɛd ~ (j)iˈsɛd/ or /(j)ɪˈzɛd ~ (j)ɪˈsɛd/)