Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kostroma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: kostro-ma
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a river in Russia running from north to south into river Volga

name

A city, the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. Located on the mouth of this river.

name

An oblast of Russia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Кострома́ (Kostromá).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Кострома́

Questions

What does kostroma mean?: a river in Russia running from north to south into river Volga
Where does kostroma come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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