Skye

See also: skye

English

Etymology

Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaɪ/

Proper noun

Skye

1. Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland.
   • 1981, “I Could Be Happy”, performed by Altered Images:

     I would like to climb high in a tree / I could be happy, I could be happy / Or go to Skye on my holiday

2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
3. A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
4. An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
5. A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.

Translations

island

• Arabic: سكاي (skay)
• French: Skye (fr)
• German: Skye (de) n
• Greek: Σκάι (el) (Skái)
• Irish: An tOileán Sciathánach m
• Japanese: スカイ (sukai)
• Latin: Skia f
• Russian: Скай (Skaj)
• Scots: Skye
• Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach m

Noun

Skye (plural Skyes)

1. A Skye terrier.
   • 1976, John T. Marvin, The Book of All Terriers, page 175:

     In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them.

Anagrams

• Keys, esky, keys, kyes, syke, yesk