tibla
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Estonian
Etymology
Most likely from Russian витебля́нин (vitebljánin, “citizen of Vitebsk”), because in the 19th century many Belarusians and Russians went to Estonia from the city.
Less likely from Russian ты бля (ty blja), a rude and vulgar form of address.
Was already in common use at the time of the Estonian War of Independence (1918-20) to denote non-local Russians.
Pronunciation
Noun
tibla (genitive tibla, partitive tiblat)
- (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) Russian, Russki (ethnic Russian).
- (derogatory, rare) Homo Sovieticus (Soviet person)
Declension
| Declension of tibla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tibla | tiblad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | tibla | ||
| genitive | tiblade | ||
| partitive | tiblat | tiblasid | |
| illative | tiblasse | tibladesse | |
| inessive | tiblas | tiblades | |
| elative | tiblast | tibladest | |
| allative | tiblale | tibladele | |
| adessive | tiblal | tibladel | |
| ablative | tiblalt | tibladelt | |
| translative | tiblaks | tibladeks | |
| terminative | tiblani | tibladeni | |
| essive | tiblana | tibladena | |
| abessive | tiblata | tibladeta | |
| comitative | tiblaga | tibladega | |
See also
- кура́т (kurát), slur used by Russians in Estonia towards Estonian people