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dostoevsky

/dˌɔstˈoʊvski/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
dos-to-evsky
IPA
/dˌɔstˈoʊvski/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

Etymology

From Russian Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Достое́вский

Inflected Forms

Dostoievsky (alternative) Dostoyevsky (alternative)

Derived Forms

Dostoevskyan Tolstoevsky

Questions

How do you pronounce dostoevsky?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɔstˈoʊvski/.
What does dostoevsky mean?
A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).
Where does dostoevsky come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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