Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasternakian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paster-nakian
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Boris Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к; 1890–1960), Russian poet, novelist, and translator.

Etymology

From Pasternak + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Pasternakian (comparative) most Pasternakian (superlative)

Questions

What does pasternakian mean?
Of or relating to Boris Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к; 1890–1960), Russian poet, novelist, and translator.
Where does pasternakian come from?
From Pasternak + -ian.

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