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niebë
[ni:b]*
heaven
[ni:b]*
heaven
Etymology
borrowed from Proto-Slavic *nebo
The borrowing for the word "sky, heaven" is more common than some might think: taivas, the Finnish word for sky is said to be an old loan from Indo-European languages; Malay-Indonesian also has a borrowed word for sky: angkasa; not to mention that the English word sky itself is also a loanword from Old Norse. Notes
"har" and "niebe" are synonymous, but the inherited word "har" is the more common word for the meaning "sky, heaven"; while the Slavic-origin word "niebe" has a poetic or religious vibe.
borrowed from Proto-Slavic *nebo
The borrowing for the word "sky, heaven" is more common than some might think: taivas, the Finnish word for sky is said to be an old loan from Indo-European languages; Malay-Indonesian also has a borrowed word for sky: angkasa; not to mention that the English word sky itself is also a loanword from Old Norse. Notes
"har" and "niebe" are synonymous, but the inherited word "har" is the more common word for the meaning "sky, heaven"; while the Slavic-origin word "niebe" has a poetic or religious vibe.
No root/derivation information available.
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 26 July 2022, 15:01
↺ 26 July 2022, 15:01
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