Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derzhavin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Borrowed from Russian Держа́вин (Deržávin), ultimately from Old East Slavic дьржати (dĭržati, “to hold”). Compare with Russian держа́ть (deržátʹ, “to hold”) and держа́ва (deržáva, “state, power”).

What does derzhavin mean?: A surname
Where does derzhavin come from?: Borrowed from Russian Держа́вин (Deržávin), ultimately from Old East Slavic дьржати (dĭržati, “to hold”). Compare with Russian держа́ть (deržátʹ, “to hold”) and держа́ва (deržáva, “state, power”).

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “derzhavin”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “derzhavin”.
Repeat and practice — Say “derzhavin” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.