English Explanatory Dictionary

Gogolian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Russian-Empire writer Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852) or his works.

Word forms

Gogolian more Gogolian most Gogolian

Etymology

From Gogol + -ian, from Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ) from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”), from Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ) < Proto-Slavic *gogolĭ.

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