небо

See also: нёбо

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

небо • (nebo) n (plural неба)

1. sky
2. heaven

Inflection

Declension of небо

	singular	plural
indefinite	небо	неба
definite unspecified	небото	небата
definite proximal	небово	небава
definite distal	небоно	небана
vocative	небо	неба

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⱀⰵⰱⱁ (nebo)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nȅbo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nebo, *nebes-, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

небо • (nebo) n

1. heaven
2. sky

Declension

Declension of небо (s-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	небо nebo	небесѣ nebesě	небеса nebesa
genitive	небесе nebese	небесоу nebesu	небесъ nebesŭ
dative	небеси nebesi	небесьма nebesĭma	небесьмъ nebesĭmŭ
accusative	небо nebo	небесѣ nebesě	небеса nebesa
instrumental	небесьмь nebesĭmĭ	небесьма nebesĭma	небесꙑ nebesy
locative	небесе nebese	небесоу nebesu	небесьхъ nebesĭxŭ
vocative	небо nebo	небесѣ nebesě	небеса nebesa

References

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “небо”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “небо”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae), Prague: Euroslavica
• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN
• Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic небо (nebo), from Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Doublet of нёбо (njóbo), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲebə]

• Audio:

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Noun

не́бо • (nébo) n inan (genitive не́ба, nominative plural небеса́, genitive plural небе́с)

1. sky

   на не́бе ― na nébe ― in the sky

   копти́ть не́бо ― koptítʹ nébo ― to waste one's life (lit. to soot the sky)

2. heaven, firmament

   О́тче наш, су́щий на небеса́х! ― Ótče naš, súščij na nebesáx! ― Our Father, who art in heaven!

   ме́жду не́бом и землёй ― méždu nébom i zemljój ― between heaven and earth; in an uncertain situation

   как не́бо от земли́ ― kak nébo ot zemlí ― worlds apart

   быть на седьмо́м не́бе ― bytʹ na sedʹmóm nébe ― to be in seventh heaven

   превозноси́ть до небе́с ― prevoznosítʹ do nebés ― to praise to the skies; to lavish praise on (+ accusative case)

   попа́сть па́льцем в не́бо ― popástʹ pálʹcem v nébo ― to be wide of the mark

3. air

   под откры́тым не́бом ― pod otkrýtym nébom ― in the open (air); under the open sky

   с не́ба свали́ться ― s néba svalítʹsja ― to appear out of the blue

Declension

Declension of не́бо (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	не́бо nébo	небеса́△ nebesá△
genitive	не́ба néba	небе́с△ nebés△
dative	не́бу nébu	небеса́м△ nebesám△
accusative	не́бо nébo	небеса́△ nebesá△
instrumental	не́бом nébom	небеса́ми△ nebesámi△
prepositional	не́бе nébe	небеса́х△ nebesáx△

^△ Irregular.

Derived terms

• небе́сный (nebésnyj)
• небожи́тель (nebožítelʹ)
• небосво́д (nebosvód)
• Поднебе́сная f (Podnebésnaja)

See also

• нёбо (njóbo)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “небо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

не̏бо n (Latin spelling nȅbo)

1. sky
2. heaven, firmament
3. air
4. atmosphere

Declension

Declension of небо

	singular	plural
nominative	не̏бо	не̏ба / небѐса
genitive	неба	не̑ба̄ / небе́са̄
dative	небу	небима / небесима
accusative	небо	неба / небеса
vocative	небо	неба / небеса
locative	небу	небима / небесима
instrumental	небом	небима / небесима

Derived terms

• небѐскӣ

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

1. (usually uncountable) sky
2. (usually uncountable) heaven

Usage notes

• The plural is used mostly in poetry and high-register literature and is not used at all in common speech.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “небо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka