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tolstoy

/tˈoʊlstˌɔɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
tol-stoy
IPA
/tˈoʊlstˌɔɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).

Etymology

From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Толсто́й

Derived Forms

Tolstoevsky Tolstoian Tolstovian Tolstoyan Tolstoyesque Tolstoyish Tolstoyism Tolstoyist

Phrases

Tolstoy shirt

Frequently Paired Words

tolstovka

Questions

How do you pronounce tolstoy?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈoʊlstˌɔɪ/.
What does tolstoy mean?
A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).
Where does tolstoy come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce tolstoy

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