niebo

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See also: niebò

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebò. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲɛbɔ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲɛbɔ/

Noun

niebo n (related adjective niebieski)

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) sky; heaven
    Synonyms: niebiosa, niebie

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Polish: niebo
  • Silesian: niebo

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

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish niebo.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɛbɔ
  • Syllabification: nie‧bo

Noun

niebo n

  1. 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
  2. (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
  3. (religion) God
    Synonyms: Bóg, Najwyższy, niebiosa, Opatrzność, Stworzyciel, Stwórca, Wiekuisty, Wszechmocny
    Alternative form: Niebo
  4. (figuratively) heaven (bliss, extreme happiness or pleasure)
    Synonym: raj
  5. (obsolete, figuratively) sky (part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.)
  6. (Middle Polish) sky; Further details are uncertain.
    • 1528, J. Murmelius, Dictionarius, page 2:
      Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Nyebo.
      [Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Niebo.]

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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)

  1. 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)
  2. (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

nouns

Further reading

  • niebo in dykcjonorz.eu
  • niebo in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “niebo”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKRBL, page 101
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “ńebo”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 456