Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nebesьskъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *nebo +‎ *-ьskъ.[1]

Adjective

*nebesьskъ

  1. celestial, heavenly

Declension

Indefinite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьskъ *nebesьska *nebesьsko
genitive *nebesьska *nebesьsky *nebesьska
dative *nebesьsku *nebesьscě *nebesьsku
accusative *nebesьskъ *nebesьskǫ *nebesьsko
instrumental *nebesьskomь *nebesьskojǫ *nebesьskomь
locative *nebesьscě *nebesьscě *nebesьscě
vocative *nebesьšče *nebesьsko *nebesьsko
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьska *nebesьscě *nebesьscě
genitive *nebesьsku *nebesьsku *nebesьsku
dative *nebesьskoma *nebesьskama *nebesьskoma
accusative *nebesьska *nebesьscě *nebesьscě
instrumental *nebesьskoma *nebesьskama *nebesьskoma
locative *nebesьsku *nebesьsku *nebesьsku
vocative *nebesьska *nebesьscě *nebesьscě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьsci *nebesьsky *nebesьska
genitive *nebesьskъ *nebesьskъ *nebesьskъ
dative *nebesьskomъ *nebesьskamъ *nebesьskomъ
accusative *nebesьsky *nebesьsky *nebesьska
instrumental *nebesьsky *nebesьskami *nebesьsky
locative *nebesьscěxъ *nebesьskaxъ *nebesьscěxъ
vocative *nebesьsci *nebesьsky *nebesьska
Definite declension of *nebesьskъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьskъjь *nebesьskaja *nebesьskoje
genitive *nebesьskajego *nebesьskyję̇ *nebesьskajego
dative *nebesьskujemu *nebesьscěji *nebesьskujemu
accusative *nebesьskъjь *nebesьskǫjǫ *nebesьskoje
instrumental *nebesьskyjimь *nebesьskǫjǫ *nebesьskyjimь
locative *nebesьscějemь *nebesьscěji *nebesьscějemь
vocative *nebesьskъjь *nebesьskaja *nebesьskoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьskaja *nebesьscěji *nebesьscěji
genitive *nebesьskuju *nebesьskuju *nebesьskuju
dative *nebesьskyjima *nebesьskyjima *nebesьskyjima
accusative *nebesьskaja *nebesьscěji *nebesьscěji
instrumental *nebesьskyjima *nebesьskyjima *nebesьskyjima
locative *nebesьskuju *nebesьskuju *nebesьskuju
vocative *nebesьskaja *nebesьscěji *nebesьscěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nebesьsciji *nebesьskyję̇ *nebesьskaja
genitive *nebesьskъjixъ *nebesьskъjixъ *nebesьskъjixъ
dative *nebesьskyjimъ *nebesьskyjimъ *nebesьskyjimъ
accusative *nebesьskyję̇ *nebesьskyję̇ *nebesьskaja
instrumental *nebesьskyjimi *nebesьskyjimi *nebesьskyjimi
locative *nebesьskyjixъ *nebesьskyjixъ *nebesьskyjixъ
vocative *nebesьsciji *nebesьskyję̇ *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: небесьскъ (nebesĭskŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: небескїй (nebeskij), небесскїй (nebesskij)
        • Ukrainian: небе́ський (nebésʹkyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: nebeský
    • Polabian: nibesťĕ
    • Old Polish: niebieśski, niebiesski, niebieski
    • Slovak: nebeský; nebecký, nebeckí (dialectal)
    • Slovincian: ńebˈesḱi, ńebjesći, ńebjìe̯sћï, ńebˈeskï
    • Sorbian:
      • Old Lower Sorbian: ńeb́eski
        • Lower Sorbian: ńebjaski
      • Upper Sorbian: njebjeski

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1997), “*nebesьskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 24 (*navijati (sę)/*navivati (sę) – *nerodimъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 100