Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ustinov

/ˈustɪnɑv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: usti-nov
IPA: /ˈustɪnɑv/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Russian.

Example Sentences

"The daughter of Peter Ustinov and the niece of Angela Lansbury, Tamara Ustinov has been active on stage since the '60s and on screen since 1970."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Устинов (Ustinov).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Устинов

Inflected Forms

Ustinovs (plural)

Derived Forms

Ustinovian

Questions

How do you pronounce ustinov?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈustɪnɑv/.
What does ustinov mean?: A surname from Russian.
Where does ustinov come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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