sibul

Estonian

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/, [ˈsʲib̥ul]
• 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

• sibulake
• sibulane
• sibulik
• sibuljas

 

• punane sibul
• roheline sibul

 

Compounds

• emasibul
• haistmissibul
• hüatsindisibul
• karvasibul
• küpsesibul
• liiliasibul
• liitsibul
• liivsibul
• lillesibul
• merisibul
• mugulsibul
• mägisibul
• nartsissisibul
• pesasibul
• praesibul
• putkesibul
• pärlsibul
• seemnesibul
• sigisibul
• soomussibul
• sugutisibul
• söögisibul
• šalottsibul
• talisibul
• tarbesibul
• tippsibul
• tulbisibul
• tütarsibul
• valiksibul
• varresibul

 

• sibula-ebajahukaste
• sibula-hahkhallitus
• sibulahaigus
• sibulahais
• sibulahoidla
• sibulaingerjas
• sibulaistik
• sibulakael
• sibulakahjur
• sibulakamm
• sibulakand
• sibulakaste
• sibulakasvandus
• sibulakasvataja
• sibulakasvatus
• sibulaklops
• sibulakoor
• sibulakoorija
• sibulakoorimine
• sibulakujuline
• sibulakärbes
• Sibulaküla
• sibulalauk
• sibulalõhn
• sibulalõik
• sibulamaa
• sibulamahl
• sibulamarmelaad
• sibulamoos
• sibulamärss
• sibulanõgi
• sibulapealsed
• sibulapesa
• sibulapirukas
• sibulapunt
• sibulaputk
• sibulapõld
• sibularatas
• sibularõngas
• sibulasaak
• sibulasalat
• sibulaseeme
• sibulasiirup
• sibulasirelane
• sibulasoo
• sibulasoomus
• sibulasort
• sibulasoust
• sibulasupp
• sibulataim
• sibulatäidis
• sibulatükk
• sibulavanik
• sibulavars
• sibulavenelane
• sibulavõileib
• sibulavõrk
• sibulavõtmine
• sibuliiris
• sibulkuppel
• sibullill
• sibulmugul
• sibulpaas
• sibultaim
• sibultorn
• sibulõun

 

References

• sibul in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “sibul”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• Jüri Viikberg (2016) “sibul”, in [ASL] Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles [Low German Loanwords in the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online dictionary)