Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gogolian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gogo-lian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Russian-Empire writer Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852) or his works.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Gogol + -ian, from Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ) from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”), from Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ) < Proto-Slavic *gogolĭ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Gogolian (comparative) most Gogolian (superlative)

Questions

What does gogolian mean?
Of or relating to the Russian-Empire writer Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852) or his works.
Where does gogolian come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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