cibule

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cibule, from Middle High German zwibolle, from Late Latin cēpulla, from Latin cēpa.

Pronunciation

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

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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

Declension of cibule (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	cibule	cibule
genitive	cibule	cibulí
dative	cibuli	cibulím
accusative	cibuli	cibule
vocative	cibule	cibule
locative	cibuli	cibulích
instrumental	cibulí	cibulemi

Derived terms

adjectives

• cibulnatý
• cibulovitý
• cibulový

nouns

• cibulačka
• cibulák
• cibulář
• cibulička
• cibulka
• cibulovina

Further reading

• “cibule”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “cibule”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “cibule”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “cibule”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025