Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nébʰos

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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From *nebʰ- (to become damp, cloudy) +‎ *-os.

In a number of derived words the meaning shifts to "sky" or "heaven", as the sky was thought to be the dwelling place of various deities, esp. *dyḗws ph₂tḗr (sky father), the chief sky-god.

Noun

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*nébʰos n (oblique stem *nébʰes-)

  1. cloud
  2. mist, moisture

Inflection

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Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *nébʰos
genitive *nébʰesos
singular dual plural
nominative *nébʰos *nébʰesih₁ *nébʰōs
vocative *nébʰos *nébʰesih₁ *nébʰōs
accusative *nébʰos *nébʰesih₁ *nébʰōs
genitive *nébʰesos *? *nébʰesoHom
ablative *nébʰesos *? *nébʰesmos
dative *nébʰesey *? *nébʰesmos
locative *nébʰes, *nébʰesi *? *nébʰesu
instrumental *nébʰesh₁ *? *nébʰesmis

Derived terms

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  • *nebʰ-el-
    • Proto-Albanian: *abula (from *n̥bʰel-)
    • Proto-Germanic: *nibilaz, *nebulaz (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *nepʰélā
    • Proto-Italic: *neβelā
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *nabʰar-
      • Nuristani:
        • Ashkun: [script needed] (nalī́) (from *nabʰalikā-)
        • Kamviri: [script needed] (niru)
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Anatolian: *nébos (see there for further descendants)
  • Armenian: > *m̥bʰos
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *néba (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *nemos (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *népʰos (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *nábʰas (see there for further descendants)

References

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