English [ edit ]

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A blue sky

Alternative forms [ edit ]

skie ( obsolete )

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *skiwją, *skiwô (“cloud, cloud cover, haze”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cover, hide, cloud”). Cognate with Old English scēo (“cloud”), Old Saxon scio, skio, skeo (“light cloud cover”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål sky (“cloud”), Old Irish ceo (“mist, fog”), Irish ceo (“mist, fog”). Also related to Old English scūa (“shadow, darkness”), Latin obscūrus (“dark, shadowy”), Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunā́ti, “he covers”). See also English hide, hut, house, hose, shoe.

Partially displaced Middle English heven, from Old English heofon (whence English heaven). Compare German Himmel and Dutch hemel.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /skaɪ/ , enPR: skī

: , enPR: Audio (US)

Audio (UK)

Audio

Rhymes: -aɪ

Homophones: Sky Skye

Noun [ edit ]

sky (plural skies)

Usage notes [ edit ]

Usually the word can be used correctly in either the singular or plural form, but the plural is now mainly poetic.

Synonyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

See sky/translations § Noun.

Verb [ edit ]

sky (third-person singular simple present skies, present participle skying, simple past and past participle skied or skyed)

( sports ) To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high. 2009 September 8, “Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels: 09/08 game thread”, in Seattle Times ‎ [1] : September 8, “Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels: 09/08 game thread”, in Hernandez walked the bases loaded, then fell behind 3-1 in the count to Bobby Abreu, who then skied the next pitch to left for a sacrifice fly.

2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC ‎[2]: January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in Van Persie skied a penalty, conceded by Gary Caldwell who was sent off, and also hit the post before scoring his third with a shot at the near post. ( sports ) To clear (a hurdle, high jump bar, etc.) by a large margin. ( colloquial , dated ) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen. The Century Brother Academicians who skied his pictures. ( colloquial ) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.

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Anagrams [ edit ]

Danish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA(key): [ˈskyˀ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwe, schū, from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz, cf. English shy and German scheu

Adjective [ edit ]

sky (neuter sky, plural and definite singular attributive sky)

Synonyms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cover, conceal”).

Noun [ edit ]

sky c (singular definite skyen, plural indefinite skyer)

Inflection [ edit ]

Declension of sky common

gender Singular Plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative sky skyen skyer skyerne genitive skys skyens skyers skyernes

References [ edit ]

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

From French jus, from Latin iūs (“gravy, broth, sauce”). The Danish word was probably borrowed via German Jus or Schü, pronounced IPA(key): [ˈʃyː], with a regular substitution of German /ʃ/ with Danish /sk/.

Noun [ edit ]

sky c (singular definite skyen, not used in plural form)

gravy, stock (a kind of soup) jelly (made of gravy) ( cooking ) aspic

References [ edit ]

Etymology 4 [ edit ]

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwen, derived from the adjective.

Verb [ edit ]

sky (imperative sky, present skyr or skyer, past skyede, past participle skyet)

To shun

References [ edit ]

Middle English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Old Norse ský; equivalent to Proto-Germanic *skiwją. Doublet of skew.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

sky (plural skyes)

The atmosphere or sky A cloud or mist ( mass of water droplets ) ( , astronomy rare ) A certain layout or part of the sky. ( , physiology rare ) Clouds in urine.

Descendants [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Middle Low German schuwe

Adjective [ edit ]

sky (neuter singular sky, definite singular and plural sky or skye, comparative skyere, indefinite superlative skyest, definite superlative skyeste)

Synonyms [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cover, conceal”).

Noun [ edit ]

sky f or m (definite singular skya or skyen, indefinite plural skyer, definite plural skyene)

a cloud

Derived terms [ edit ]

Terms derived from sky (noun) cirrussky

regnsky

skybrudd skydekke

skyfri

skyhøy støvsky

tordensky

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Possibly from Middle Low German schuwen

Verb [ edit ]

sky (imperative sky, present tense skyr, simple past skydde, past participle skydd, present participle skyende)

to avoid shun

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“sky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Middle Low German schuwe

Adjective [ edit ]

sky (neuter singular sky, definite singular and plural sky or skye, comparative skyare, indefinite superlative skyast, definite superlative skyaste)

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Old Norse ský. Akin to English sky.

Noun [ edit ]

sky f (definite singular skya, indefinite plural skyer, definite plural skyene)

a cloud

Derived terms [ edit ]

Terms derived from sky (noun) cirrussky

regnsky skydekke

skyete skyfri

støvsky

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Possibly from Middle Low German schuwen

Verb [ edit ]

sky (present tense skyr, past tense skydde, past participle skydd or skytt, passive infinitive skyast, present participle skyande, imperative sky)

to avoid shun

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“sky” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

skȳ n

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of skȳ (ja-stem) singular plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative skȳ skȳit skȳ skȳin accusative skȳ skȳit skȳ skȳin dative skȳi skȳino skȳiom skȳionom genitive skȳs skȳsins skȳia skȳianna

Descendants [ edit ]

Scots [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

sky (plural skies)

sky It's a fair braw sky we'v got the nicht. It's quite a beautiful sky we've got tonight. daylight (especially at dawn) A wis up afore the sky. I was up before sunrise. skyline, outline against the sky (especially of a hill) He saw the sky o a hill awa tae the west. He saw the outline of a hill in the west.

Derived terms [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

sky (third-person singular present skies, present participle skies, past skyin, past participle skiet)

( of weather ) to clear up to shade the eyes with the hand ( so as to see better ) to hold up to the light and examine

Swedish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ɧyː/

: audio

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Old Swedish skȳ, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją, compare English sky.

Noun [ edit ]

sky c

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of sky Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative sky skyn skyar skyarna Genitive skys skyns skyars skyarnas

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From French jus.

Noun [ edit ]

sky c

( uncountable , cooking ) The liquid that remains in a frying pan after the fried meat is ready.

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

From Middle Low German schǖwen.

Verb [ edit ]

sky (present skyr, preterite skydde, supine skytt, imperative sky)

avoid due to fear or disgust, shun

Conjugation [ edit ]