tibla
Estonian
Etymology
Most likely from Russian витебля́нин (vitebljánin, “citizen of Vitebsk”), because in the 19th century many Belarusians and Russians came to Estonia from there.
Less likely from Russian ты бля (ty blja), a rude and vulgar form of address.
Pronunciation
Noun
tibla (genitive tibla, partitive tiblat)
- (rare, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) Russian (person from Russia).
- (derogatory, slang) Homo Sovieticus (Soviet person)
Declension
Declension of tibla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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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 |