niebo

See also: niebò

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebo. First attested in the 14th century.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲɛbɔ/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲɛbɔ/

    Noun

    niebo n (related adjective niebieski)

    1. (attested in Lesser Poland) sky; heaven
      Synonyms: niebiosa, niebie

    Derived terms

    nouns
    nouns
    • niebieskość

    Descendants

    • Polish: niebo
    • Silesian: niebo

    References

    • Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “niebo”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
    • Mańczak, Witold (2017), “niebo”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
    • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “niebo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “niebo”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish niebo.

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.bɔ/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɛbɔ
      • Syllabification: nie‧bo

      Noun

      niebo n

      1. sky (atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen)
        Synonyms: błękit, firmament, niebiosa, nieboskłon
      2. (religion) heaven (abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust)
        Alternative form: Niebo
        Synonyms: Królestwo Niebieskie, niebiosa, raj
        Coordinate term: piekło
      3. (religion) God
        Alternative form: Niebo
        Synonyms: Bóg, Najwyższy, niebiosa, Opatrzność, Stworzyciel, Stwórca, Wiekuisty, Wszechmocny
      4. (figuratively) heaven (bliss, extreme happiness or pleasure)
        Synonym: raj
      5. (obsolete, figuratively) sky (part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.)
      6. (Middle Polish) sky; Further details are uncertain.
        • 1528, J. Murmelius, Dictionarius[1], page 2:
          Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Nyebo.
          [Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Niebo.]

      Declension

      Derived terms

      nouns
      particles
      phrases
      verbs
      verbs
      • być zawieszony między niebem a ziemią impf
      • nie spaść z nieba pf, nie spadać z nieba impf
      • niebo płacze impf
      • poruszyć niebo i ziemię pf
      • przychylić nieba pf, przychylać nieba impf
      • spaść jak grom z jasnego nieba pf, spadać jak grom z jasnego nieba impf
      • spaść z nieba pf, spadać z nieba impf
      • wołać o pomstę do nieba impf

      Further reading

      Silesian

      Etymology

        Inherited from Old Polish niebo.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.bɔ/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -ɛbɔ
        • Syllabification: nie‧bo

        Noun

        niebo n (related adjective niebieski)

        1. sky (atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen)
        2. (religion) heaven (abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust)

        Declension

        Declension of niebo
        singular plural
        nominative niebo nieba
        genitive nieba nieb
        dative niebu niebōm
        accusative niebo nieba
        instrumental niebym niebami/niebōma
        locative niebie niebach
        vocative niebo nieba

        Derived terms

        nouns
        • niebostōmpiynie

        Further reading

        • niebo in dykcjonorz.eu
        • niebo in silling.org
        • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022), “niebo”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 101
        • Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “ńebo”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 456