Sibbe

Sibbe

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cybde in 1307. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Latin cippus (“stake”), sibbe (“family, clan”) or Middle Dutch sijp (“watercourse”) are incompatible with the oldest attestations of the toponym.

See also Limburgish Sub, Suub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.bə/
• Hyphenation: Sib‧be
• Rhymes: -ɪbə
• Homophone: sibbe

Proper noun

Sibbe n

1. A village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Sibbenaar
• Sibbens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Finnish

Etymology

Probably from Sibbe (farmstead in Finland), whence also Sibelius. Alternatively a clipping of Sibelius +‎ -e, though this would be expected to produce a jäännöslopuke. Compare also Mosse (“Mozart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsibːe/, [ˈs̠ibːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ibːe
• Syllabification^(key): Sib‧be

Noun

Sibbe

1. (colloquial, musician slang) Jean Sibelius (composer)

   Sibben kakkonen on aina ollut musta hänen paras teoksensa.

   I always Sibelius' second symphony to be his best work.

Declension

Inflection of Sibbe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Sibbe	Sibbet
genitive		Sibben	Sibbejen
partitive		Sibbeä	Sibbejä
illative		Sibbeen	Sibbeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sibbe	Sibbet
accusative	nom.	Sibbe	Sibbet
	gen.	Sibben
genitive		Sibben	Sibbejen Sibbeinrare
partitive		Sibbeä	Sibbejä
inessive		Sibbessä	Sibbeissä
elative		Sibbestä	Sibbeistä
illative		Sibbeen	Sibbeihin
adessive		Sibbellä	Sibbeillä
ablative		Sibbeltä	Sibbeiltä
allative		Sibbelle	Sibbeille
essive		Sibbenä	Sibbeinä
translative		Sibbeksi	Sibbeiksi
instructive		—	Sibbein
abessive		Sibbettä	Sibbeittä
comitative		—	Sibbeineen

Possessive forms of Sibbe (type nalle)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Sibbeni	Sibbemme
2nd person	Sibbesi	Sibbenne
3rd person	Sibbensä