njêbô

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos
Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba
Proto-Slavic *nebo
Slovincian njêbô

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnji̯ɛ.bɵ/
    • Rhymes: -i̯ɛbɵ
    • Syllabification: njê‧bô

    Noun

    njêbô 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)
    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)

    Further reading

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