Сибирь

Buryat

Etymology

Recorded in Classical Mongolian as ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ (sibiri) and ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠢᠷᠢ (sibiiri).

Borrowed from Russian Сиби́рь f (Sibírʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈbiːrʲ/, [sʰʲɪ.bʲiːrʲ]
• Hyphenation: Си‧бирь

Proper noun

Сибирь • (Sibirʹ)

1. Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)

   Зүүн Сибирь ― Züün Sibirʹ ― East Siberia

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Сиби́рь f (Sibírʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiβirʲ/
• Syllabification: Си‧бирь (2 syllables)

Proper noun

Сибирь • (Sibirʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ)

1. Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)

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)

1. 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)
2. 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)

Descendants

• → Armenian: Սիբիր (Sibir)
• → Buryat: Сибирь (Sibirʹ)
• → Classical Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ (sibiri), ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠢᠷᠢ (sibiiri)
• → Ingrian: Siberi
• → Mongolian:

  Mongolian script: ᠰᠢᠪᠢᠷᠢ (sibiri)

  Cyrillic script: Сибирь (Sibirʹ)

• → Yakut: Сибиир (Sibiir), Сибирь (Sibir)