Сибирь
Buryat
Etymology
Recorded in Classical Mongolian as ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ (sibiri) and ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠢᠷᠢ (sibiiri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈbiːrʲ/, [sʰʲɪ.bʲiːrʲ]
- Hyphenation: Си‧бирь
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mongolian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiβirʲ/
- Syllabification: Си‧бирь (2 syllables)
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- Шивэр (Šiver) (archaic)
Russian
Etymology
Derived from the name of the Siberian Tatar tribe себер, from earlier сыбыр, meaning locals (where ыр = men, nation, people; сибэ = alluvial deposit, throw to the ground; literally, "scattered [living] here people").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ]
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Proper noun
Сиби́рь • (Sibírʹ) f inan (genitive Сиби́ри, nominative plural Сиби́ри, genitive plural Сиби́рей, related adjective сиби́рский)
- (usually uncountable) Siberia in a broad sense (area stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Ural Mountains). The southern border of this area may be not the same as the modern borders of the Russian Federation, especially if this term is used in a historical or dated context.
- (usually uncountable) Siberia (the Asian part of Russia not including the Russian Far East)
Declension
Declension of Сиби́рь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Сиби́рь Sibírʹ |
Сиби́ри Sibíri |
genitive | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́рей Sibírej |
dative | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́рям Sibírjam |
accusative | Сиби́рь Sibírʹ |
Сиби́ри Sibíri |
instrumental | Сиби́рью Sibírʹju |
Сиби́рями Sibírjami |
prepositional | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́рях Sibírjax |
Pre-reform declension of Сиби́рь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Сиби́рь Sibírʹ |
Сиби́ри Sibíri |
genitive | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́рей Sibírej |
dative | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́рямъ Sibírjam |
accusative | Сиби́рь Sibírʹ |
Сиби́ри Sibíri |
instrumental | Сиби́рью Sibírʹju |
Сиби́рями Sibírjami |
prepositional | Сиби́ри Sibíri |
Сиби́ряхъ Sibírjax |
Related terms
- сибиря́к m (sibirják), сибиря́чка f (sibirjáčka)
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