Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

izard

/ˈɪzɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: izard
IPA: /ˈɪzɚd/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"[T]hat threatening aspect with which they seemed to hang over the wandering traveller […] bid him to fear, lest even the light steps of the Izard (the Chamois of the Pyrenees), or the wild goats, who now and then appeared suspended amid the craggy fissures, should disunite them from the mountain itself and bury him beneath their thundering ruins."

Etymology

From French isard; further derivation uncertain.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: isard, Izard

Inflected Forms

izards (plural) isard (alternative)

Phrases

Izard County

Rhymes With

wizard lizard blizzard gizzard izzard grizzard blizard

Questions

How do you pronounce izard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪzɚd/.
What does izard mean?: A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
Where does izard come from?: It is traced to French.

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