debess
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba. Cognates include Latvian debess and Lithuanian debesis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
debess f (diminutive debeseits or debesteņš)
Declension edit
Declension of debess
References edit
- M. Bukšs; J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 126
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba.
Noun edit
debess f (6th declension)
- (chiefly in the plural, astronomy) sky
- (chiefly in the plural, theology) heaven, paradise
- (chiefly in the plural, archaic) cloud (compare mākonis)
Usage notes edit
Although the singular forms still exist, the plural forms (debesis, etc.) are much more frequently used in all senses.
Declension edit
Declension of debess (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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 |