Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebesьskъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *nebo +‎ *-ьskъ.

Adjective

*nebesьskъ

1. celestial, heavenly
2. (derived from the first sence) blue

Declension

Indefinite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьskъ	*nebesьska	*nebesьsko
genitive	*nebesьska	*nebesьsky	*nebesьska
dative	*nebesьsku	*nebesьscě	*nebesьsku
accusative	*nebesьskъ	*nebesьskǫ	*nebesьsko
instrumental	*nebesьskomь	*nebesьskojǫ	*nebesьskomь
locative	*nebesьscě	*nebesьscě	*nebesьscě
vocative	*nebesьšče	*nebesьsko	*nebesьsko
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьska	*nebesьscě	*nebesьscě
genitive	*nebesьsku	*nebesьsku	*nebesьsku
dative	*nebesьskoma	*nebesьskama	*nebesьskoma
accusative	*nebesьska	*nebesьscě	*nebesьscě
instrumental	*nebesьskoma	*nebesьskama	*nebesьskoma
locative	*nebesьsku	*nebesьsku	*nebesьsku
vocative	*nebesьska	*nebesьscě	*nebesьscě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьsci	*nebesьsky	*nebesьska
genitive	*nebesьskъ	*nebesьskъ	*nebesьskъ
dative	*nebesьskomъ	*nebesьskamъ	*nebesьskomъ
accusative	*nebesьsky	*nebesьsky	*nebesьska
instrumental	*nebesьsky	*nebesьskami	*nebesьsky
locative	*nebesьscěxъ	*nebesьskaxъ	*nebesьscěxъ
vocative	*nebesьsci	*nebesьsky	*nebesьska

Definite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьskъjь	*nebesьskaja	*nebesьskoje
genitive	*nebesьskajego	*nebesьskyję̇	*nebesьskajego
dative	*nebesьskujemu	*nebesьscěji	*nebesьskujemu
accusative	*nebesьskъjь	*nebesьskǫjǫ	*nebesьskoje
instrumental	*nebesьskyjimь	*nebesьskǫjǫ	*nebesьskyjimь
locative	*nebesьscějemь	*nebesьscěji	*nebesьscějemь
vocative	*nebesьskъjь	*nebesьskaja	*nebesьskoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьskaja	*nebesьscěji	*nebesьscěji
genitive	*nebesьskuju	*nebesьskuju	*nebesьskuju
dative	*nebesьskyjima	*nebesьskyjima	*nebesьskyjima
accusative	*nebesьskaja	*nebesьscěji	*nebesьscěji
instrumental	*nebesьskyjima	*nebesьskyjima	*nebesьskyjima
locative	*nebesьskuju	*nebesьskuju	*nebesьskuju
vocative	*nebesьskaja	*nebesьscěji	*nebesьscěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nebesьsciji	*nebesьskyję̇	*nebesьskaja
genitive	*nebesьskъjixъ	*nebesьskъjixъ	*nebesьskъjixъ
dative	*nebesьskyjimъ	*nebesьskyjimъ	*nebesьskyjimъ
accusative	*nebesьskyję̇	*nebesьskyję̇	*nebesьskaja
instrumental	*nebesьskyjimi	*nebesьskyjimi	*nebesьskyjimi
locative	*nebesьskyjixъ	*nebesьskyjixъ	*nebesьskyjixъ
vocative	*nebesьsciji	*nebesьskyję̇	*nebesьskaja

Descendants

Only the definite form of the adjective survives in most languages. However, the indefinite form was still present in Old Church Slavonic.

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: небесьскъ (nebesĭskŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: небескїй (nebeskij), небесскїй (nebesskij)
      • Ukrainian: небе́ський (nebésʹkyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: небесьскъ (nebesĭskŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⱀⰵⰱⰵⱄⱐⱄⰽⱏ (nebesĭskŭ)

    • Russian Church Slavonic: небесьскꙑи (nebesĭskyi)
    • Bulgarian: небе́ски (nebéski) (dialectal)
    • Macedonian: небески (nebeski)
  • Old Serbo-Croatian: небески (15ᵗʰ cent.)
    • Serbo-Croatian:

      Cyrillic script: нѐбескӣ

      Latin script: nèbeskī

  • Old Slovene: nebeski
    • Slovene: nebẹ́ški (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: nebeský
    • Czech: nebeský
  • Polabian: nibesťĕ
  • Old Polish: niebieśski, niebiesski, niebieski
    • Polish: niebieski
  • Slovak: nebeský; nebecký, nebeckí (dialectal)
  • Slovincian: ńebˈesḱi, ńebjesći, ńebjìe̯sћï, ńebˈeskï
  • Sorbian:
    • Old Lower Sorbian: ńeb́eski
      • Lower Sorbian: ńebjaski
    • Upper Sorbian: njebjeski

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nebesьskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 100