cibule

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cepa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪbulɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ulɛ
  • Hyphenation: ci‧bu‧le

Noun

cibule f (relational adjective cibulový, diminutive cibulka)

  1. onion (Allium cepa)
  2. (botany) bulb (bulb-shaped root)
  3. (colloquial, in the plural) turnip (old-fashioned pocket watch)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • cibulnatý
  • cibulovitý
  • cibulový
nouns

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