sky

Etymology


The is derived from, , , from , from , from  (whence 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬), from.

The is derived from the noun.

The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. It is also related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. See also, , , ,.

Noun

 * 1) The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
 * 2) With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
 * 3)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 4)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 5)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 6)  A cloud.
 * 1) With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
 * 2)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 3)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 4)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 5)  A cloud.
 * 1) With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
 * 2)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 3)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 4)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 5)  A cloud.
 * 1)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 2)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 3)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 4)  A cloud.
 * 1)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 2)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 3)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 4)  A cloud.
 * 1)  Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
 * 2)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 3)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 4)  A cloud.
 * 1)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 2)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 3)  A cloud.
 * 1)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 2)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 3)  A cloud.
 * 1)  The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
 * 2)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 3)  A cloud.
 * 1)  In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
 * 2)  A cloud.
 * 1)  A cloud.

Usage notes
The word can be used correctly in either the or  form, but the plural is now mainly literary.

Verb

 * 1)  To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
 * 2)  To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen;  to put (something) in an undesirable place.
 * 3)  To toss (something) upwards; specifically, to flip (a coin).
 * 4) To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
 * 5)  To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
 * 6)  To raise (the price of an item on auction, or the level of the bids generally) by bidding high.
 * 7) To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
 * 8)   To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
 * 9)  To raise an oar too high above the water.
 * 1)  To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
 * 2)  To raise (the price of an item on auction, or the level of the bids generally) by bidding high.
 * 3) To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
 * 4)   To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
 * 5)  To raise an oar too high above the water.
 * 1) To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
 * 2)   To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
 * 3)  To raise an oar too high above the water.
 * 1)   To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
 * 2)  To raise an oar too high above the water.

Etymology 1
Possibly from, , from. Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) shy

Etymology 2
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) cloud

Etymology 3
From, from. The Danish word was probably borrowed via or, pronounced , with a regular substitution of German  with Danish.

Noun

 * 1) gravy, stock (a kind of soup)
 * 2) jelly (made of gravy)
 * 3)  aspic

Etymology 4
Possibly from, derived from the adjective.

Verb

 * 1) To shun.

Etymology
From, from. .

Noun

 * 1) The atmosphere or ; that which lies above the ground.
 * 2) A cloud or mist (mass of water droplets).
 * 3)  A certain layout or part of the sky.
 * 4)  Clouds in urine.

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1) shy

Etymology 2
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) cloud

Etymology 3
Possibly from 🇨🇬

Verb

 * 1) To avoid, shun.

Etymology 1
From.

Adjective

 * 1) shy

Etymology 2
From. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) cloud

Etymology 3
Possibly from 🇨🇬

Verb

 * 1) To avoid, shun.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) cloud

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * It's a fair braw sky we'v got the nicht. It's quite a beautiful sky we've got tonight.
 * 1) daylight (especially at dawn)
 * A wis up afore the sky. I was up before sunrise.
 * 1) 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.
 * He saw the sky o a hill awa tae the west. He saw the outline of a hill in the west.

Verb

 * 1)  To clear up.
 * 2) To shade the eyes with the hand (so as to see better).
 * 3) To hold up to the light and examine.

Etymology 1
From, from , from , compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  cloud
 * 1)  cloud
 * 1)  cloud

Usage notes
Similar to English sky in somewhat ambiguously referring to clouds in certain expressions, often in the plural. Like in English, native speakers are likely to think "sky" rather than "cloud" and unconsciously process the plural as idiomatic. The usual modern word for cloud is.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  the liquid that remains in a frying pan after the fried meat is ready

Etymology 3
From, ultimately from. Compare origin of.

Verb

 * 1) To avoid (due to fear or disgust), shun.