As a community, let's decide how to say Zz'Rot

DynamiteGazelle·Jan 30, 2015·14 votes·10,046 views

Not even the shoutcasters can agree on the right way to say this item, so let's make it unofficially official and vote on it.

IMO, I think it should be pronounced zrot with a single syllable.

If you have another idea for pronunciation that's not in the poll, post it in the comments.

57 Comments

Yulen XoshxiusJan 30, 201517 votes

Just like ZZ Top right?

DryditchJan 30, 20152 votes

Was just about to comment this.

RiotRiot ReinboomJan 30, 201515 votes

Z"Zh" - Rot

The "zh" sound as in "Azure". But longer. I totally expect our shoutcasters to say it this way. TOTALLY. Annie

ArveanorJan 30, 20151 votes

wait, i'm not sure I follow, is that 3 syllables?

CalciferHowelJan 30, 20151 votes

Ziz-Zah-Rot, is that right?

MrBuffingtonJan 30, 20152 votes

Isn't there more than one pronunciation for "Azure" though?

RiotRiot ReinboomJan 30, 201522 votes

There is. I'm referring to the pronunciation of "Azure" that sounds like the second 'z' in Zz'Rot though.

ArveanorJan 30, 20156 votes

You monster...

MrBuffingtonJan 31, 20153 votes

Touche

HizsooJan 31, 20151 votes

Someone have to pronunciation it correctly, than point that out. Must tell the correct way to a shoutcaster.

LafouboyJan 30, 20157 votes

Zzrot; elongated Z on Zrot.

junglerboy16Jan 30, 20157 votes

It is more of a schwa sound, sort of like Zuh-rot. It is definitely two syllables though.

DrCyanideJan 30, 20157 votes

I say Zer-rot. I know it's stretching things a bit, but it flows. I think your pronunciation is the closest to mine there is.

SecretAgentHulkJan 30, 20151 votes

That's what I've settled on.

midoriiJan 30, 20156 votes

"Zee-Zee Rot"

Similar to ZZ Top (Zee Zee Top)

RebonackJan 30, 20155 votes

Ts-rot.

Only Play DariusJan 30, 20154 votes

They should have left it named void gate, thats what i call it.

freeformlineJan 30, 20154 votes

I was thinking that the apostrophe indicated a glottal stop, which would call for a broken form of your single-syllable pronunciation. The use of two z letters in a row makes me think that it's probably a long z or "ziz" sound rather than a "zee" or "zee-zee" sound. That said, I read it as "ziz-zir-rot" before I took the time to actually think about the word's pronunciation.

ArveanorJan 30, 20152 votes

Ahh perfect, I tried to spell out my pronunciation in an earlier post, but this is exactly how I say it, illustrated much more clearly! score for ziz-zir-rot!

Rat TroupeJan 30, 20154 votes

And with the emphasis on the first syllable: ZIZ-zir-rot

freeformlineJan 30, 20151 votes

Yeah, I probably should have mentioned that, too. I guess I was focusing too much on trying to figure out how to pluralize "z" when discussing the letter.

ArveanorJan 30, 20151 votes

Yes yes of course, i'm glad this little subthread is agreed!

KingsgraveJan 30, 20153 votes

Zeer-rot is what I've been calling it

DoctrorpheusJan 31, 20153 votes

Anyone who was saying Z-Z-Rot has no grasp of language and I feel like your brain is broken and you're less intelligent than a blind bear.

aaronconlinJan 30, 20152 votes

At first I thought it was "Zrot", with one syllable. Then I sort of said it in my head as "zee-rot", two syllables. I read somewhere that ZZ in Italian is said with a T sound, sort of like "pizza" is said "peet-za".

Tz'rot, maybe?

ArveanorJan 30, 201528 votes

Rek'sai, a creature of the void, moves about rapidly by use of an elaborate tunnel network. You know who else can move around rapidly by use of an elaborate tunnel network? Mario. That's right folks, the void is Italy.

aaronconlinJan 30, 20154 votes

Guess what language the word "Illuminati" is in... Coincidence? I think not.

Illuminati confirmed

MrBuffingtonJan 31, 20152 votes

Pasta is also Italian. Flying Spaghetti Monster Vel'Koz confirmed.

Jungle Lux GodJan 30, 20151 votes

I also said Zz'rot portal as "zee-rot".

cksupremeJan 30, 20151 votes

I say it "zee-rot" too. My other friends are starting to adapt to saying it this way also.

Jeddy017Jan 30, 20152 votes

How about Z-Rot? Well,that's what I could call it.

Linna ExcelJan 30, 20152 votes

I say it like this:

"I'm not fond of the active"

DevilishMetalJan 31, 20152 votes

Za-rot Portal

Sir ArmaMalumJan 31, 20151 votes

Phew I'm not the only one.

blueberrypancakeJan 30, 20151 votes

I say it zer-rot most likely wrong because I don't account for the second z. I just do that so Zz'raka works :).

Chaotic ReksJan 30, 20151 votes

zzt rot

Best KhaZix VoidJan 30, 20151 votes

zizarot

StarlighteJan 30, 20151 votes

I just call it ZZ Top

PhoenixSlayer13Jan 30, 20151 votes

Zih-Zah-Rot

Like Kakarot, but with Z's.

Ice Weasel XJan 30, 20151 votes

As stated in a previous thread, I parse it as a single syllable. Not very exotic, I know.

But for science, let's try another approach.

Multiple Zs in a row are internationally recognizable as onomatopoeia for snoring.
When transliterating words, an apostrophe is often used to separate letters or syllables for clarity.
The Zz'Rot Portals spew Voidspawn - immature Voidborn creatures. Most Voidborn have a distorted vocal tendency as compared to humanoid champions. Cho'Gath sounds like he's speaking with a mouthful of someone, Kog'Maw apparently learned English from Donald Duck, and Rek'Sai just screeches at you. With that in mind, let's apply a throaty guttural R (some call this a French R, although it is common in other languages such as Dutch (LoL fans may recognize Siv HD's pronunciation)).
It seems unlikely that Voidborn terms would include unnecessary silent characters, so the final consonant is probably a hard stop (rather than a silent t as in escargot).

Now, wouldn't you just love to put that all together and have the casters say that? A snore, a throaty R, a sudden stop. They'd almost be guaranteed to cough up a phlegm ball every time they said the word.

"Zz'Rot... *swallow* ...Portal"