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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebesьskъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *nebo + *-ьskъ.
Adjective
*nebesьskъ
- celestial, heavenly
- (derived from the first sence) blue
Declension
Indefinite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nebesьskъ | *nebesьska | *nebesьsko |
| Accusative | *nebesьskъ | *nebesьskǫ | *nebesьsko |
| Genitive | *nebesьska | *nebesьsky | *nebesьska |
| Locative | *nebesьscě | *nebesьscě | *nebesьscě |
| Dative | *nebesьsku | *nebesьscě | *nebesьsku |
| Instrumental | *nebesьskomь | *nebesьskojǫ | *nebesьskomь |
| Vocative | *nebesьšče | *nebesьsko | *nebesьsko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nebesьska | *nebesьscě | *nebesьscě |
| Accusative | *nebesьska | *nebesьscě | *nebesьscě |
| Genitive | *nebesьsku | *nebesьsku | *nebesьsku |
| Locative | *nebesьsku | *nebesьsku | *nebesьsku |
| Dative | *nebesьskoma | *nebesьskama | *nebesьskoma |
| Instrumental | *nebesьskoma | *nebesьskama | *nebesьskoma |
| Vocative | *nebesьska | *nebesьscě | *nebesьscě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nebesьsci | *nebesьsky | *nebesьska |
| Accusative | *nebesьsky | *nebesьsky | *nebesьska |
| Genitive | *nebesьskъ | *nebesьskъ | *nebesьskъ |
| Locative | *nebesьscěxъ | *nebesьskaxъ | *nebesьscěxъ |
| Dative | *nebesьskomъ | *nebesьskamъ | *nebesьskomъ |
| Instrumental | *nebesьsky | *nebesьskami | *nebesьsky |
| Vocative | *nebesьsci | *nebesьsky | *nebesьska |
Definite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nebesьskъjь | *nebesьskaja | *nebesьskoje |
| Accusative | *nebesьskъjь | *nebesьskǫjǫ | *nebesьskoje |
| Genitive | *nebesьskajego | *nebesьskyję | *nebesьskajego |
| Locative | *nebesьscějemь | *nebesьscěji | *nebesьscějemь |
| Dative | *nebesьskujemu | *nebesьscěji | *nebesьskujemu |
| Instrumental | *nebesьskyjimi | *nebesьskǫjǫ | *nebesьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *nebesьskъjь | *nebesьskaja | *nebesьskoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nebesьskaja | *nebesьscěji | *nebesьscěji |
| Accusative | *nebesьskaja | *nebesьscěji | *nebesьscěji |
| Genitive | *nebesьskuju | *nebesьskuju | *nebesьskuju |
| Locative | *nebesьskuju | *nebesьskuju | *nebesьskuju |
| Dative | *nebesьskyjima | *nebesьskyjima | *nebesьskyjima |
| Instrumental | *nebesьskyjima | *nebesьskyjima | *nebesьskyjima |
| Vocative | *nebesьskaja | *nebesьscěji | *nebesьscěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nebesьsciji | *nebesьskyję | *nebesьskaja |
| Accusative | *nebesьskyję | *nebesьskyję | *nebesьskaja |
| Genitive | *nebesьskъjixъ | *nebesьskъjixъ | *nebesьskъjixъ |
| Locative | *nebesьskyjixъ | *nebesьskyjixъ | *nebesьskyjixъ |
| Dative | *nebesьskyjimъ | *nebesьskyjimъ | *nebesьskyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *nebesьskyjimi | *nebesьskyjimi | *nebesьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *nebesьsciji | *nebesьskyję | *nebesьskaja |
Descendants
Only the definite form of the adjective survives in most languages. However, the indefinite form was still present in Old Church Slavonic.
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: небесьскꙑи (nebesĭskyj)
- Old Ruthenian: небеский (nebeskij), небесский (nebesskij)[1]
- Ukrainian: небе́ський (nebésʹkyj)
- Old Ruthenian: небеский (nebeskij), небесский (nebesskij)[1]
- Old East Slavic: небесьскꙑи (nebesĭskyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: небесьскъ (nebesĭskŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⱀⰵⰱⰵⱄⱐⱄⰽⱏ (nebesĭskŭ)
- Russian Church Slavonic: небесьскꙑи (nebesĭskyj)
- Bulgarian: небе́ски (nebéski) (dialectal)
- Macedonian: небески (nebeski)
- Old Serbo-Croatian: небески (15ᵗʰ cent.)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: нѐбескӣ
- Latin: nèbeskī
- Chakavian (Vrgada): nebȅskī
- Chakavian (Orbanići): nebȅski
- Chakavian (Stinatz): neb'ieski
- Chakavian (Grobnik): nebȅskī
- Kajkavian (Varaždin): nȩbȩ̃ski
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Old Slovene: nebeski
- Slovene: nebẹ́ški (tonal orthography)
- Rovte dialect (Črni vrh, Idrija): nȩbȋəšk
- Lower Carniolan (Kostel dialect): neˈbẹːškė
- Slovene: nebẹ́ški (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: nebeský
- Czech: nebeský
- Old Polish: niebieski
- Polish: niebieski
- Slovak: nebeský; nebecký, nebeckí (dialectal)
- Slovincian: ńebˈesḱi, ńebjesći, ńebjìe̯sћï, ńebˈeskï
- Sorbian:
- Old Lower Sorbian: ńeb́eski
- Lower Sorbian: ńebjaski
- Upper Sorbian: njebjeski
- Old Lower Sorbian: ńeb́eski
- Old Czech: nebeský
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nebesьskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 24 (*navijati (sę) / *navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 100
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2000), “небеский I, небесский”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 19 (надивней – небэзпэчность), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 383