nebo

nebo

See also: Nebo and небо

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Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *na rabum.

Noun

nebo

1. grass

References

• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

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Czech

Etymology

Probably from ne (“not”) + Old Czech *bo (cognate with Czech ba);[1] basically formed in the meaning of “if not”.[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛbo]

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Conjunction

nebo

1. or
2. and/or
3. (archaic) for

Usage notes

Nebo is used both as an exclusive and an inclusive or.[3][4] To avoid ambiguity, "buď ... (a)nebo ..." ("either ... or ...") can be used for exclusive or; however, the conjunction buď and consequently this structure is never used in questions. Adding "nebo obojí" ("or both") etc. can be used for inclusive or.

Dáte si kávu nebo čaj? ― Do you want coffee or tea?

Dáte si ke snídani kávu, nebo čaj? ― What do you want for breakfast – coffee or tea?

Měli byste si dát buď kávu, anebo čaj. ― You should have either coffee or tea.

Synonyms

• anebo
• či
• čili (archaic in this sense)

Related terms

• aneb (literary or archaic)
• neb (archaic)
• neboli

References

1. "nebo" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
3. nebo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, online version
4. nebo on nechybujte.cz

Further reading

• nebo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

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Latin

Verb

nēbō

1. first-person singular future active indicative of neō

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnêbo/

Noun

nȅbo n (Cyrillic spelling не̏бо)

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

   nebu pod oblake — far away

Declension

Declension of nebo

	singular	plural
nominative	nȅbo	nebèsa
genitive	nȅba	nebésā
dative	nȅbu	nebèsima
accusative	nȅbo	nebèsa
vocative	nȅbo	nebèsa
locative	nȅbu	nebèsima
instrumental	nȅbom	nebèsima

Derived terms

• nebèskī

Further reading

• “nebo” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɛbɔ/

Noun

nebo n (genitive singular neba, nominative plural nebesá, nebesia, genitive plural nebies, declension pattern of mesto)

1. sky
2. heaven

Declension

Declension of nebo

	singular	plural
nominative	nebo	nebesá
genitive	neba	nebies
dative	nebu	nebesám
accusative	nebo	nebesá
locative	nebi	nebesách
instrumental	nebom	nebesami

Declension of nebo

	singular	plural
nominative	nebo	nebesia
genitive	neba	nebies
dative	nebu	nebesiam
accusative	nebo	nebesia
locative	nebi	nebesiach
instrumental	nebom	nebesami

Derived terms

• nebový
• nebíčko

Further reading

• nebo in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛbóː/

Noun

nebọ̑ n

1. sky

   Synonym: nebesa

2. (Christianity) heaven

   Synonym: nebesa

3. palate

Inflection

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	nebo
gen. sing.	neba
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	nebo	nebi	neba
genitive (rodȋlnik)	neba	neb	neb
dative (dajȃlnik)	nebu	neboma	nebom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	nebo	nebi	neba
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	nebu	nebih	nebih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	nebom	neboma	nebi

Derived terms

• nebéški

Further reading

• “nebo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran