Сибирь
Buryat
Etymology
Recorded in Classical Mongolian as ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ (sibiri) and ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠢᠷᠢ (sibiiri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈbiːrʲ/, [sʰʲɪ.bʲiːrʲ]
- Hyphenation: Си‧бирь
Proper noun
Сибирь • (Sibirʹ)
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, relational adjective сиби́рский) (usually uncountable)
- Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia, 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)
- Siberia (the Asian part of Russia not including the Russian Far East)
Declension
Related terms
- сибиря́к m (sibirják), сибиря́чка f (sibirjáčka)
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