debess

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

debess f, 6th declension (chiefly in the plural: debesis)

1. (astronomy) sky
2. (theology) heaven, paradise
3. (archaic) cloud (cf. mākonis)

Declension

declension of debess

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	debess	debesis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	debesi	debesis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	debess	debesu
dative (datīvs)	debesij	debesīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	debesi	debesīm
locative (lokatīvs)	debesī	debesīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	debess	debesis

Usage notes

Although the singular forms still exist, the plural forms (debesis, etc.) are much more frequently used in all senses.

See also

• mākonis