njêbô
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebò.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnji̯ɛ.bɵ/
- Rhymes: -i̯ɛbɵ
- Syllabification: njê‧bô
Noun
njêbô 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)
- (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)
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ńìe̯bɵ”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 724