sibul

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Estonian

 sibul on Estonian Wikipedia
 Harilik sibul on Estonian Wikipedia
 Sibul (organ) on Estonian Wikipedia
 Sibulkuppel on Estonian Wikipedia
sibulataim (sense 1)
sibulad (sense 2)
tulbisibul (sense 3)
Aleksander Nevski katedraali sibulkuplid (sense 4)

Etymology

From Middle Low German sipolle, ultimately from Late Latin cēpulla. First attested in 1637.

The ethnic slur might originate from the resemblance of the domes of Russian Orthodox churches to onion bulbs (sense 4). Alternatively, the (derogatory) association of Russians with onions could come from Old Believers, who have traditionally inhabited the shores of Lake Peipus, which is known for its onions.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsib̥ul/,
  • Rhymes: -ibul
  • Hyphenation: si‧bul

Noun

sibul (genitive sibula, partitive sibulat)

  2. onion (plant, Allium cepa)
  4. onion (the edible bulb of this plant)
    Sibulat süüa on väga tervislik. ― Eating onions is very healthy.
  6. (botany, anatomy) bulb, tuber (a short underground rhizome, which accumulates nutrients)
  8. (architecture) onion dome (onion-shaped dome of a Russian Orthodox church)
  9. (ethnic slur) a Russian, Russki
    Synonyms: (all derogatory) tibla, venku, russ, vasja, iivan, vanka, vant, rüssa, slavik, russ, stjopa, tavaaris, urood, derevnja

Declension

Declension of sibul (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sibul sibulad
accusative nom.
gen. sibula
genitive sibulate
partitive sibulat sibulaid
illative sibulasse sibulatesse
sibulaisse
inessive sibulas sibulates
sibulais
elative sibulast sibulatest
sibulaist
allative sibulale sibulatele
sibulaile
adessive sibulal sibulatel
sibulail
ablative sibulalt sibulatelt
sibulailt
translative sibulaks sibulateks
sibulaiks
terminative sibulani sibulateni
essive sibulana sibulatena
abessive sibulata sibulateta
comitative sibulaga sibulatega

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  • sibul in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “sibul”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • Jüri Viikberg (2016) “sibul”, in Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles (in Estonian) (online dictionary)
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