Czech

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

• anebo
• či
• čili (archaic in this sense)

Related terms

• 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

• nebèskī

Slovak

Etymology

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

Noun

nebo n ‎(genitive singular neba, nominative plural nebesá)

1. sky
2. heaven

Declension

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 [please provide])

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

Declension

Derived terms

• nebéški