sky

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English

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Etymology

From Old Norse ský ‘cloud’ (= Old English scēo), from Proto-Germanic *skeujam ‘cloud, cloud cover’, from Proto-Indo-European base *(s)keu- ‘to cover, conceal’.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sky (plural skies)

  1. Template:obsolete A cloud.
  2. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
    That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
  3. The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.
    I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
    We're not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.
  4. Heaven.
    This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
  5. Also used to represent pornographic material.

Usage note

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

Synonyms

Translations

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Danish

Adjective

  1. shy

Synonyms

  1. bly
  2. genert

Noun

  1. (countable) cloud
  2. gravy, stock (a kind of soup)
  3. jelly (made of gravy)

Verb

  1. To shun

Norwegian

Adjective

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  1. shy

Synonyms

  1. blyg
  2. sjenert

Noun

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  1. (countable) cloud
  2. (countable) sky

Verb

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  1. To despise.


Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse ský.

Noun

sky (plural skies)

  1. sky
    It's a fair braw sky we'v got the nicht. It's quite a beautiful sky we've got tonight.
  2. daylight (especially at dawn)
    A wis up afore the sky. I was up before sunrise.
  3. 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

Swedish

Etymology 1

Cf. English sky.

Noun

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  1. (countable) heaven
  2. (countable) sky

Etymology 2

Corrupted from the French jus.

Noun

sky

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