Šostakovič

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič). Ultimately, from Belarusian and Ukrainian derivatives of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (sixth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ʃos.taˈkɔ.vit͡ʃ/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvitʃ
  • Hyphenation: Šos‧ta‧kò‧vič

Proper noun

Šostakovič m or f by sense

  1. a transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič)

References

  1. ^ Shostakovich in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)