debess

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

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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