Latgalian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

debess f (diminutive debeseits or debesteņš)

  1. sky

Declension edit

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)

  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 edit

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

Declension edit

See also edit