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Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic небо (nebo), from Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos. Doublet of не́бо (nébo), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
нёбо • (njóbo) n inan (genitive нёба, nominative plural нёба, genitive plural нёб, relational adjective нёбный)
- palate
- мя́гкое нёбо ― mjáxkoje njóbo ― soft palate
- твёрдое нёбо ― tvjórdoje njóbo ― hard palate
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “нёбо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress