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Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba. Cognates include Latvian debess and Lithuanian debesis.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: de‧bess
Noun
debess f (diminutive debeseits or debesteņš)
- sky
Declension
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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)
- (chiefly in the plural, astronomy) sky
- (chiefly in the plural, theology) heaven, paradise
- (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)
See also