debesis

See also: debesīs

Latvian

Noun

debesis f

  1. nominative plural form of debess
  2. vocative plural form of debess
  3. accusative plural form of debess

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • debesỹs (stress pattern: 3b[1])

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud). Cognates include Latvian debess[2] (“sky”), Polish niebo (sky, heaven)[2] and Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos, cloud, mass of clouds)[2].

Pronunciation

Noun

debesìs m (plural dẽbesys) stress pattern 3b

  1. cloud
  2. (figuratively) flock
    paukščių debesis[1] - a flock of birds

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References

  1. “debesis” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  2. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347348.
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