niebo

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

nouns
nouns
  • niebieskość

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish niebo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.bɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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)
    Alternative form: Niebo
    Synonyms: Królestwo Niebieskie, niebiosa, raj
    Coordinate term: piekło
  3. (religion) God
    Alternative form: Niebo
    Synonyms: Bóg, Najwyższy, niebiosa, Opatrzność, Stworzyciel, Stwórca, Wiekuisty, Wszechmocny
  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[3], page 2:
      Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Nyebo.
      [Coelum, [] Der hymmel. Niebo.]

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
particles
phrases
verbs
verbs
  • być zawieszony między niebem a ziemią impf
  • nie spaść z nieba pf, nie spadać z nieba impf
  • niebo płacze impf
  • poruszyć niebo i ziemię pf
  • przychylić nieba pf, przychylać nieba impf
  • spaść jak grom z jasnego nieba pf, spadać jak grom z jasnego nieba impf
  • spaść z nieba pf, spadać z nieba impf
  • wołać o pomstę do nieba impf

Further reading

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish niebo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.bɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Declension of niebo
singular plural
nominative niebo nieba
genitive nieba nieb
dative niebu niebōm
accusative niebo nieba
instrumental niebym niebami/niebōma
locative niebie niebach
vocative niebo nieba

Derived terms

nouns
  • niebostōmpiynie

Further reading

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