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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebò. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
niebo n (related adjective niebieski)
- (attested in Lesser Poland) sky; heaven
- Synonyms: niebiosa, niebie
1930 [c. 1455], “Neh”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 9, 6:Ti gesz vczinyl nyebo y nyebo nyebyos (caelum et caelum caelorum), y wszitkø voyskø gich- [Ty jeś uczynił niebo i niebo niebios (caelum et caelum caelorum), i wszytkę wojskę jich]
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “niebo”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “niebo”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “niebo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “niebo”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish niebo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛbɔ
- Syllabification: nie‧bo
Noun
niebo n
- sky (atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen)
- Synonyms: błękit, firmament, niebiosa, nieboskłon
- (religion) heaven (abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust)
- Synonyms: Królestwo Niebieskie, niebiosa, raj
- Coordinate term: piekło
- Alternative form: Niebo
- (religion) God
- Synonyms: Bóg, Najwyższy, niebiosa, Opatrzność, Stworzyciel, Stwórca, Wiekuisty, Wszechmocny
- Alternative form: Niebo
- (figuratively) heaven (bliss, extreme happiness or pleasure)
- Synonym: raj
- (obsolete, figuratively) sky (part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.)
- (Middle Polish) sky; Further details are uncertain.
1528, J. Murmelius, Dictionarius, page 2:Coelum, […] Der hymmel. Nyebo.- [Coelum, […] Der hymmel. Niebo.]
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- niebo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niebo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “niebo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NIEBO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 21.04.2016
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “niebo”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “niebo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “niebo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 257
- niebo in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish niebo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.bɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛbɔ
- Syllabification: nie‧bo
Noun
niebo n (related adjective niebieski)
- sky (atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen)
- (religion) heaven (abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading