Trubetzkoyan

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adjective

Of or relating to Nikolai Trubetzkoy (Russian: Никола́й Трубецко́й; 1890–1938), Russian linguist and historian, widely considered to be the founder of morphophonology.

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Meanings

adjectiveTrubetzkoyan (comparative more Trubetzkoyan, superlative most Trubetzkoyan)

comparative more Trubetzkoyan · superlative most Trubetzkoyan

  1. Of or relating to Nikolai Trubetzkoy (Russian: Никола́й Трубецко́й; 1890–1938), Russian linguist and historian, widely considered to be the founder of morphophonology.

Origin

From Trubetzkoy + -ian.

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Trubetzkoyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trubetzkoyan

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“Trubetzkoyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trubetzkoyan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trubetzkoyan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trubetzkoyan.

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