Macedonian

Noun

небо • ‎(nebo) n ‎(plural неба)

1. sky
2. heaven

Inflection

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⱀⰵⰱⱁ ‎(nebo)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‎(“cloud”).

Noun

небо • ‎(nebo) n

1. heaven
2. sky

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲebə]

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic небо ‎(nebo), from Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‎(“cloud”). Compare native Russian нёбо ‎(njóbo) from the same Proto-Slavic term.

Noun

не́бо • ‎(nébo) n inan ‎(genitive не́ба, nominative plural небеса́, genitive plural небе́с)

1. sky

   на не́бе‎ ― na nébe ― in the sky

   копти́ть не́бо‎ ― koptítʹ nébo ― to waste one's life (lit. to soot the sky)

2. heaven, firmament

   О́тче наш, су́щий на небеса́х!‎ ― Ótče naš, súščij na nebesáx! ― Our Father, who art in heaven!

   ме́жду не́бом и землёй‎ ― méždu nébom i zemljój ― between heaven and earth; in an uncertain situation

   как не́бо от земли́‎ ― kak nébo ot zemlí ― worlds apart

   быть на седьмо́м не́бе‎ ― bytʹ na sedʹmóm nébe ― to be in seventh heaven

   превозноси́ть до небе́с‎ ― prevoznosítʹ do nebés ― to praise to the skies; to lavish praise on (+ accusative case)

   попа́сть па́льцем в не́бо‎ ― popástʹ pálʹcem v nébo ― to be wide of the mark

3. air

   под откры́тым не́бом‎ ― pod otkrýtym nébom ― in the open (air); under the open sky

   с не́ба свали́ться‎ ― s néba svalítʹsja ― to appear out of the blue

Declension

Related terms

• небе́сный ‎(nebésnyj)
• небожи́тель ‎(nebožítelʹ)
• Поднебе́сная f ‎(Podnebésnaja)

See also

• нёбо ‎(njóbo)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‎(“cloud”).

Noun

не̏бо n ‎(Latin spelling nȅbo)

1. sky
2. heaven, firmament
3. air
4. atmosphere

Declension

Derived terms

• небѐскӣ

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‎(“cloud”).

Pronunciation

Noun

не́бо • ‎(nébo) n ‎(genitive не́ба, nominative plural небеса́)

1. (usually uncountable) sky
2. (usually uncountable) heaven

Declension

Usage notes

• The plural is used mostly in poetry and high-register literature and is not used at all in common speech.

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “небо”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka