sky
Middle English
/skiː/
noun
Definitions
- The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the ground.
- A cloud or mist mass of water droplets
- (rare) A certain layout or part of the sky.
- (rare) Clouds in urine.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse ský (cloud) derived from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (cloud, cloud cover).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skiwją
Gloss
cloud, cloud cover
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雲, 曇
Emoji
☁️ ⛅️ ⛈️ 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌦️ 🌧️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🌪️ 🌫️ 🌬️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sky Fairy English
- Skysweeper English
- ensky English
- sky English
- sky daddy English
- sky-high English
- skybike English
- skyboard English
- skyborne English
- skybound English
- skybox English
- skybridge English
- skycam English
- skycap English
- skyclad English
- skycloth English
- skycycle English
- skydip English
- skydive 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
- skyless English
- skylift English
- skylight 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
- skyscraping English
- skyship English
- skysill English
- skyspace English
- skysurfer English
- skysurfing English
- skywalk English
- skywalker English
- skyward English
- skywards English
- skywatch English
- skywatcher English
- skywave English
- skyway English
- skyworthy English
- skywrite English
- skywriter English
- skywriting English
- undersky English
- *(s)kew- Proto-Indo-European
- *skiwją Proto-Germanic
- skew Middle English
- ský Old Norse
- ský Icelandic
- skýggj Faroese
- sky Old Swedish
- sky, skȳ Old Swedish
- sky Scots
- skybrek Scots
- skysettin Scots
- skai Tok Pisin