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From Proto-Slavic *nebьce. Morphologically equivalent to небе́ (nebé, “heaven”) + -це (-ce) (diminutive suffix).
небце́ • (nebcé) n
- palate (roof of the oral cavity)
- “небце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “небце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010