tibla
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtib̥lɑ/, [ˈtʲib̥lɑ]
Noun
tibla (genitive tibla, partitive tiblat)
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) Russian (person from Russia).
- (derogatory, uncommon) Homo Sovieticus (Soviet person)
Declension
Inflection of tibla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | tibla | tiblad |
accusative | tibla | tiblad |
genitive | tibla | tiblade |
partitive | tiblat | tiblasid |
illative | tibla 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 |