njêbô

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nebò.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnji̯ɛbɵ/
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 (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 724

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