name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
izzard
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɪ.zəɹd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪzə(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: IH1 Z ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The letter Z; zed, zee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
Qualifier: and archaically in England and Ireland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee
- he doesn't know A from izzard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Z, zee, zed, ezed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
History
Etymology
From Middle English izod, ezod, ezed, probably from Middle French et zede (literally “and zed”), as spoken when reciting the alphabet.