Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zhitomir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: Zhi-to-mir
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Zhytomyr.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Жито́мир (Žitómir), after a legendary Slavic prince. Compare Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr, “Zhytomyr”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Жито́мир

Questions

What does zhitomir mean?: Alternative form of Zhytomyr.
Where does zhitomir come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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