Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zetland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: zet-land
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Until 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands.

name

An inner southern suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland.

Example Sentences

"That long, narrow, and irregular island, usually called the Main-Land of Zetland, because it is by far the largest of that Archipelago, terminates, as is well known to the mariners who navigate the stormy seas which surround the Thule of the ancients, in a cliff of tremendous height, entitled Sumburgh-Head, which presents its bare scalp and naked sides to the weight of a tremendous surge, and forms the extreme point of the isle to the south-east."

Etymology

Spelling pronunciation of Middle Scots Ȝetland with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ȝetland

Derived Forms

Zetlander Zetlandic

Questions

What does zetland mean?: Until 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands.
Where does zetland come from?: Spelling pronunciation of Middle Scots Ȝetland with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩.

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