sky
English
/skaɪ/
noun
Definitions
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
- The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.
- Heaven.
- (mathematics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
- (colloquial) In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen.
- (obsolete) A cloud.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sky derived from Old Norse ský (cloud) derived from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (cloud, cloud cover) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kew-
Gloss
cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
雲, 曇
Emoji
🤭 📔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sky Fairy English
- Skysweeper English
- bike English
- board English
- borne English
- bound English
- box English
- bridge English
- cam English
- cap English
- clad English
- cloth English
- cycle English
- daddy English
- dip English
- dive English
- dome English
- ensky English
- fairy English
- faring English
- farm English
- farming English
- flower English
- gazer English
- gazing English
- glow English
- god English
- high English
- hook English
- lab English
- lark English
- lift English
- light English
- line English
- lit English
- maiden English
- man English
- map English
- mapping English
- quake English
- rise English
- rocket English
- running English
- sail English
- scraper English
- scraping English
- ship English
- sill English
- sky daddy English
- sky-high English
- skybike English
- skyboard English
- skyboarding English
- skyborne English
- skybound English
- skybox English
- skybridge English
- skycam English
- skycap English
- skyclad English
- skycloth English
- skycycle English
- skydip English
- skydive English
- skydiver English
- skydome English
- skyey English
- skyfaring English
- skyfarm English
- skyfarming English
- skyflower English
- skyful English
- skygazer English
- skygazing English
- skyglow English
- skygod English
- skyhook English
- skyish English
- skylab English
- skylark English
- skylarker English
- skylarking English
- skyless English
- skylessness English
- skylift English
- skylight English
- skylighted English
- skylike English
- skyline English
- skyling English
- skylit English
- skyly English
- skymaiden English
- skyman English
- skymap English
- skymapping English
- skyness English
- skyquake English
- skyrise English
- skyrocket English
- skyrunning English
- skysail English
- skyscape English
- skyscraper English
- skyscraperland English
- skyscraperless English
- skyscraping English
- skyship English
- skysill English
- skyspace English
- skysurfer English
- skysurfing English
- skywalk English
- skywalker English
- skyward English
- skywardly English
- skywards English
- skywatch English
- skywatcher English
- skywave English
- skyway English
- skyworthy English
- skywrite English
- skywriter English
- skywriting English
- space English
- surfer English
- surfing English
- sweeper English
- undersky English
- walk English
- walker English
- watch English
- watcher English
- wave English
- way English
- write English
- writer English
- writing English
- obscuriglobus Latin
- obscuro Latin
- obscūrus Latin
- oscuro Italian
- scuro Italian
- skyline Italian
- wolkenkrabber Dutch, Flemish
- oscuro Spanish, Castilian
- skyline Spanish, Castilian
- σκεῦος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kew- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- cirrussky Norwegian Bokmål
- regnsky Norwegian Bokmål
- sky Norwegian Bokmål
- skybrudd Norwegian Bokmål
- skydekke Norwegian Bokmål
- skyfri Norwegian Bokmål
- skyhøy Norwegian Bokmål
- skyskraper Norwegian Bokmål
- støvsky Norwegian Bokmål
- tordensky Norwegian Bokmål
- obscuro Portuguese
- skyline Portuguese
- *husǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hūdiz Proto-Germanic
- *skiwją Proto-Germanic
- avsky Swedish
- dammsky Swedish
- sky Swedish
- skyfall Swedish
- skyhög Swedish
- skyskrapa Swedish
- hwicce Old English
- स्कुनाति Sanskrit
- skew Middle English
- sky Middle English
- skyyssh Middle English
- ceo Irish
- ceoch Irish
- toitcheo Irish
- leika Old Norse
- ský Old Norse
- obscur Old French
- obscur Catalan, Valencian
- ský Icelandic
- scugin(n)a, scugina Old High German
- ceó Old Irish
- skýggj Faroese
- escuro Old Portuguese
- schuwe Middle Low German
- scur Aromanian
- escur Occitan
- sky Old Swedish
- sky, skȳ Old Swedish
- sky Scots
- scuru Sicilian
- skai Tok Pisin
- sčor Dalmatian
- lab
- box
- god
- way
- map
- cap
- dip
- lit
- cam
- man
- glow
- clad
- walk
- lift
- sill
- sail
- high
- line
- dome
- lark
- bike
- wave
- rise
- dive
- farm
- hook
- ship
- daddy
- light
- bound
- fairy
- cloth
- watch
- cycle
- space
- skyey
- borne
- skyly
- write
- quake
- gazer
- ensky
- board
- skyful
- skylit
- gazing
- skyway
- surfer
- skycap
- faring
- skydip
- writer
- skybox
- bridge
- skyish
- skylab
- skygod
- maiden
- rocket
- flower
- walker
- skycam
- skymap
- skyman
- skyling
- scraper
- skyward
- skylift
- surfing
- farming
- skylike
- skywalk
- skyglow
- mapping
- skysail
- skylark
- writing
- skydome
- skyless
- skyline
- skydive
- skybike
- skysill
- skyhook
- skywave
- running
- skyrise
- watcher
- sweeper
- skyfarm
- skyness
- skyship
- skyclad
- skybound
- skyboard
- skyquake
- skywrite
- skyborne
- skywards
- sky-high
- skyspace
- skylight
- scraping
- skydiver
- skygazer
- skywatch
- skyscape
- skycycle
- undersky
- skycloth
- skylarker
- skyrocket
- skygazing
- skywalker
- skymaiden
- skywardly
- sky daddy
- skybridge
- skywriter
- Sky Fairy
- skyworthy
- skyflower
- skyfaring
- skysurfer
- Skysweeper
- skyrunning
- skylighted
- skysurfing
- skywriting
- skyscraper
- skyfarming
- skylarking
- skymapping
- skywatcher
- skyboarding
- skylessness
- skyscraping
- skyscraperless
- skyscraperland