debess

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba. Cognates include Latvian debess and Lithuanian debesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲæbʲæss]
• Hyphenation: de‧bess

Noun

debess f (diminutive debeseits or debesteņš)

1. sky

Declension

Declension of debess

	singular	plural
nominative	debess	debeši, dabasi
genitive	debeša	debešu, dabasu
dative	debešam	debešim, dabasim
accusative	debesi	debešus, dabasus
instrumental	debesi	debešim, dabasim
locative	debesī	debešim, dabasim
vocative	debess	debeši, dabasi

References

• M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 126

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba.

Noun

debess f (6th declension)

1. (chiefly in the plural, astronomy) sky
2. (chiefly in the plural, theology) heaven, paradise
3. (chiefly in the plural, archaic) cloud (compare mākonis)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of debess (6th declension)

	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

See also

• mākonis