Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

domovoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-movoy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of house sprite from Slavic mythology.

Etymology

From Russian домово́й (domovój).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: домово́й

Inflected Forms

domovoys (plural) domovoi (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dvorovoy vodyanoy

Synonyms

domovyk

Questions

What does domovoy mean?: A type of house sprite from Slavic mythology.
Where does domovoy come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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