Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zelenskyy

/zɪˈlɛnski/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ze-len-skyy
IPA: /zɪˈlɛnski/

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ukrainian.

name

A surname from Ukrainian.

Example Sentences

"“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and I had a very good phone call earlier today. He congratulated me on a very successful Republican National Convention and becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United States,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social."
"“We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump wrote."

Etymology

A transliteration of Ukrainian Зеле́нський (Zelénsʹkyj).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Zelenskyys (plural) Zelensky (alternative) Zelenskiy (alternative) Zelenskyi (alternative) Zelenski (alternative)

Derived Forms

Jewlensky Ze Zee Zelly

Phrases

Zelenskyy curse

Frequently Paired Words

Zelenska

Synonyms

green goblin

Questions

How do you pronounce zelenskyy?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪˈlɛnski/.
What does zelenskyy mean?: A surname from Ukrainian.
Where does zelenskyy come from?: A transliteration of Ukrainian Зеле́нський (Zelénsʹkyj).

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