nebo

See also: Nebo

Czech

Etymology

Probably from ne (“not”) + Old Czech *bo (cognate with Czech ba);[1] basically formed in the meaning of “if not”.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛbo/
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Conjunction

nebo

  1. or
  2. and/or

Usage notes

Nebo is used both as an exclusive and an inclusive or.[3][4] To avoid ambiguity, "buď ... (a)nebo ..." ("either ... or ...") can be used for exclusive or; however, the conjunction buď and consequently this structure is never used in questions. Adding "nebo obojí" ("or both") etc. can be used for inclusive or.

Dáte si kávu nebo čaj?
Do you want coffee or tea?
Dáte si ke snídani kávu, nebo čaj?
What do you want for breakfast – coffee or tea?
Měli byste si dát buď kávu, anebo čaj.
You should have either coffee or tea.

Synonyms

  • aneb (literary or archaic)
  • neb (archaic)
  • neboli

References

  1. ↑ nebo in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "nebo" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  3. ↑ nebo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, online version
  4. ↑ nebo on nechybujte.cz

Latin

Verb

nēbō

  1. first-person singular future active indicative of neō

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnêbo/

Noun

nȅbo n (Cyrillic spelling не̏бо)

  1. sky
  2. heaven, firmament
  3. air
  4. atmosphere
    nebu pod oblake — far away

Declension

Derived terms

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛbɔ/

Noun

nebo n (genitive singular neba, nominative plural nebesá, nebesia, genitive plural nebies, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • nebo in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebo, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈbóː/
  • Tonal orthography: nebọ̑

Noun

nebó n (genitive nebá, nominative plural neba)

  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. (anatomy) palate

Declension

Derived terms

  • nebéški
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