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)
- onion (plant, Allium cepa)
- onion (the edible bulb of this plant)
- Sibulat süüa on väga tervislik. ― Eating onions is very healthy.
- (botany, anatomy) bulb, tuber (a short underground rhizome, which accumulates nutrients)
- (architecture) onion dome (onion-shaped dome of a Russian Orthodox church)
- (ethnic slur) a Russian, Russki
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)