zed

See also: zeď, źěd, žeđ, and Zed

zed - English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈzɛd/

Noun

zed (plural zeds) (chiefly Commonwealth)

The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
(in combination) Something Z-shaped.
- zed-bar
(colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
- I'm going to go get some zeds.
(slang) A zombie.
- A horde of zeds began to shuffle into the shopping mall.

Synonyms

(all): zee (US, Philippines, Newfoundland)
(letter): izzard (Scotland)
(sleep): zee (Canada) (more common)

Descendants

→ Greek: ζεντ (zent)
→ Hindi: ज़ेड (zeḍ)
→ Japanese: ゼット (zetto), ゼッド (zeddo)
→ Korean: 제드 (jedeu)
→ Marathi: जेड (jeḍ)
→ Russian: зэд (zɛd)
→ Thai: แซด (sɛ̂t)
→ Welsh: sèd

Translations

Verb

zed (third-person singular simple present zeds, present participle zedding, simple past and past participle zedded) (chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, South Africa)

(intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
(intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

zed - Middle English

Adjective

zed

(Kent) Alternative form of sad

Noun

zed

Alternative form of seed (“seed”)

zed - Yola

Adjective

zed

stewed, sodden

Verb

zed

simple past tense of zey (“to say”)