debess

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba. Cognates include Latvian debess and Lithuanian debesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲæbʲæss]
  • Hyphenation: de‧bess

Noun

debess f (diminutive debeseits or debesteņš)

  1. sky

Declension
Declension of debess
singular plural
nominative debess debeši, dabasi
genitive debeša debešu, dabasu
dative debešam debešim, dabasim
accusative debesi debešus, dabasus
instrumental debesi debešim, dabasim
locative debesī debešim, dabasim
vocative debess debeši, dabasi

References
  • M. Bukšs; J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 126

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba.

Noun

debess f (6th declension)

  1. (chiefly in the plural, astronomy) sky
  2. (chiefly in the plural, theology) heaven, paradise
  3. (chiefly in the plural, archaic) cloud (compare mākonis)

Usage notes

Although the singular forms still exist, the plural forms (debesis, etc.) are much more frequently used in all senses.

Declension
Declension of debess (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) debess debesis
accusative (akuzatīvs) debesi debesis
genitive (ģenitīvs) debess debesu
dative (datīvs) debesij debesīm
instrumental (instrumentālis) debesi debesīm
locative (lokatīvs) debesī debesīs
vocative (vokatīvs) debess debesis

See also
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