Sybir

See also: sybir

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ.bir/
• Rhymes: -ɨbir
• Syllabification: Sy‧bir
• Homophone: sybir

Proper noun

Sybir m inan (related adjective sybirski)

1. (dated) Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)

   Synonym: Syberia

2. (historical) Siberia as a place of exile for prisoners and those repressed by the tsarist authorities in Russia and later the authorities of the USSR

Declension

Declension of Sybir

	singular
nominative	Sybir
genitive	Sybiru
dative	Sybirowi
accusative	Sybir
instrumental	Sybirem
locative	Sybirze
vocative	Sybirze

Related terms

adjectives

• syberyjski
• sybiracki

 

nouns

• Syberia
• sybir
• Sybiraczka
• sybiraczka
• sybirak
• Sybirak

 

Further reading

• Sybir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sybir in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Sybir in PWN's encyclopedia