Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zolotnik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zolot-nik
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian золотни́к (zolotník).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: золотни́к

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does zolotnik mean?
An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.
Where does zolotnik come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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