Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostrov

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
os-trov
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname

Etymology

Jewish surname, from the village of Ostrov in Belarus, from Russian остров (ostrov, “island”). Also a variant of Ostrow.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: остров

Inflected Forms

Ostrovs (plural) Ostrow (alternative) Ostroff (alternative) Ostrova (alternative)

Questions

What does ostrov mean?
A surname
Where does ostrov come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce ostrov

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