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See also: Ski, -ski, ски, and -ски

English

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Etymology

From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (Modern English shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skiː/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (UK, rare) IPA(key): /ʃiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ski (plural skis)

  1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
  2. (aviation) One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.

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Descendants

  • → Japanese: スキー (sukī)
  • → Korean: 스키 (seuki)
  • → Okinawan: スキー
  • → Thai: สกี (sà-gii)

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Verb

ski (third-person singular simple present skis or skies, present participle skiing, simple past and past participle skied)

  1. (intransitive) To move on skis.
  2. (transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
    We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norwegian ski.

Noun

ski m (plural ski's, diminutive skietje n)

  1. ski
    Synonym: sneeuwschaats
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ski

  1. inflection of skiën:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ski.

Pronunciation

Noun

ski m (plural skis)

  1. (countable) ski
  2. (uncountable) skiing (sport)
    faire du ski ― go skiing

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Middle English

Noun

ski

  1. Alternative form of sky

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Norwegian ski.

Noun

ski m

  1. skiing

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Danish ski, itself borrowed from Norwegian ski, skid, from Old Norse skíð (“snowshoe, billet”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ski m or f (definite singular skien or skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skiene or skia)

  1. ski
    gå på ski (plural) ― to ski

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skíð n, from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ski f (definite singular skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skia or skiene)

  1. ski
    gå på ski (plural) ― to ski

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Portuguese

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Noun

ski m (plural skis)

  1. Alternative form of esqui
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