Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mizzen

/ˈmɪ.zən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: mizzen
IPA: /ˈmɪ.zən/

26

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

adj

Hindmost; nearest the stern.

Example Sentences

"Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen."
""'Oh yes, that's all very well, but we haven't done with it yet,' said the lad, 'we shall have it worse directly,' and he ordered them to furl every rag but the mizen.""
"the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc."

Etymology

From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mesan, misaine, migenne, mitjana, medianus

Inflected Forms

mizzens (plural) mizen (alternative) missen (alternative)

Derived Forms

mizzenmast mizzensail mizzentop

Phrases

mizzen course

Synonyms

mizen mizzenmast mizenmast

Rhymes With

prison risen arisen imprison bedizen wizen bedizzen

Questions

How do you pronounce mizzen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪ.zən/.
What does mizzen mean?: Mizzenmast.
Where does mizzen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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