ski

Meaning

Noun

1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
2. One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
3. A trip made by skiing.

Verb

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).

Synonyms

go skiing

skis

skate

skiing

wedel

slide

snow shoe

spiel off

schuss

Translations

ski

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Ski

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esquí

🎿

sci

🎿

ski

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sciare

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skiën

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skier

🎿

esquiar

🎿

esquí

σκι

Ski laufen

Ski fahren

esqui

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/skiː/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: sċīd

Cognate with English: shide

Cognate with Old High German: skit

Cognate with German: Scheit

In summary

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 shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).