ski
English Edit
Etymology Edit
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 Edit
Noun Edit
ski (plural skis)
- One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
- (aviation) One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
Derived terms Edit
- cross-country ski
- downhill-ski
- heli-ski
- jet-ski
- jet ski
- mono-ski
- over one's skis
- sit-ski
- ski ballet
- ski boot
- ski bum
- ski bunny
- ski cross
- skier
- skiing
- ski jump
- ski-jump
- ski jumper
- ski jumping
- ski-jump nose
- ski jump nose
- ski lift
- ski lodge
- ski mask
- ski nose
- ski-nose
- ski orienteering
- ski patrol
- ski patroller
- ski pole
- ski-ramp nose
- ski ramp nose
- ski resort
- ski-resort
- ski run
- ski school
- ski skating
- ski skin
- ski slope
- ski-slope nose
- ski slope nose
- ski stick
- ski-through
- ski-thru
- ski tow
- ski track
- ski wax
- ski whiff
- surf ski
- turf ski
- water ski
- wave ski
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Verb Edit
ski (third-person singular simple present skis or skies, present participle skiing, simple past and past participle skied)
- (intransitive) To move on skis.
- (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 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
ski m (plural ski's, diminutive skietje n)
- ski
- Synonym: sneeuwschaats
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Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
ski
- inflection of skiën:
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French Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ski m (plural skis)
- (countable) ski
- (uncountable) skiing (sport)
- faire du ski ― go skiing
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- → Asturian: esquí
- → Catalan: esquí
- → Galician: esquí
- → Persian: اسکی (eski)
- → Portuguese: esqui
- → Romanian: schi
- → Spanish: esquí
Further reading Edit
- “ski”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams Edit
Middle English Edit
Noun Edit
ski
- Alternative form of sky
Mòcheno Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
ski m
References Edit
- “ski” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
From Danish ski, itself borrowed from Norwegian ski, skid, from Old Norse skíð (“snowshoe, billet”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ski m or f (definite singular skien or skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skiene or skia)
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Descendants Edit
- → Albanian: ski
- → Bulgarian: ски (ski)
- → Dutch: ski
- → English: ski
- → French: ski
- → German: Ski, Schi
- → Hungarian: sí
- → Greek: σκι (ski)
- → Hebrew: סקי (ski)
- → Hindi: स्की (skī)
- → Italian: sci
- → Khmer: ស្គី (skii)
- → Ladino: schi
- → Lao: ສະກີ (sa kī)
- → Macedonian: скија (skija)
- → Mòcheno: ski
- → Portuguese: esqui
- → Serbo-Croatian: skija / скија
- → Urdu: سکی (skī)
- → Vietnamese: xki
- → Welsh: sgi
- →⇒ Cimbrian: skin
References Edit
- “ski” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse skíð n, from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ski f (definite singular skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skia or skiene)
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- → Albanian: ski
- → Bulgarian: ски (ski)
- → Danish: ski
- → Dutch: ski
- → English: ski
- → French: ski
- → German: Ski, Schi
- → Hungarian: sí
- → Greek: σκι (ski)
- → Hebrew: סקי (ski)
- → Hindi: स्की (skī)
- → Italian: sci
- → Khmer: ស្គី (skii)
- → Ladino: schi
- → Lao: ສະກີ (sa kī)
- → Macedonian: скија (skija)
- → Mòcheno: ski
- → Portuguese: esqui
- → Serbo-Croatian: skija / скија
- → Urdu: سکی (skī)
- → Vietnamese: xki
- → Welsh: sgi
- →⇒ Cimbrian: skin
References Edit
- “ski” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ski m (plural skis)
- Alternative form of esqui