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sky

/sˈkaɪ/SKIGH
/sˈkaɪ/SKIGH

Meaningcloud

Common meaning: the space above the earth

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)ský‘cloud’source
  2. Middle Englishskie‘cloud’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscloud → the space above the earthsky‘the space above the earth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) ský ‘cloud’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SKY, p. 559 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • ský Old Norse (Icelandic) “cloud”

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