нёбо

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word нёбо. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word нёбо, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say нёбо in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word нёбо you have here. The definition of the word нёбо will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofнёбо, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: небо

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

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

нёбо (njóbon inan (genitive нёба, nominative plural нёба, genitive plural нёб, relational adjective нёбный)

  1. palate
    мя́гкое нёбоmjáxkoje njóbosoft palate
    твёрдое нёбоtvjórdoje njóbohard palate

Declension

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “нёбо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress