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.

Was already in common use at the time of the Estonian War of Independence (1918-20) to denote non-local Russians.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtib̥lɑ/, [ˈtʲib̥lɑ]

Noun

tibla (genitive tibla, partitive tiblat)

  1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) Russian, Russki (ethnic Russian).
  2. (derogatory, rare) Homo Sovieticus (Soviet person)

Declension

Declension of tibla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
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
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