ský

See also: sky, Skye, Sky, SKY, -sky, and -ský

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sciː/

  Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ský n (genitive singular skýs, nominative plural ský)

1. cloud

Declension

declension of ský

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ský	skýið	ský	skýin
accusative	ský	skýið	ský	skýin
dative	skýi	skýinu	skýjum	skýjunum
genitive	skýs	skýsins	skýja	skýjanna

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈskyː/

Noun

ský n (genitive skýs, plural ský)

1. cloud

Declension

  Declension of ský (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ský	skýit	ský	skýin
accusative	ský	skýit	ský	skýin
dative	skýi	skýinu	skýjum	skýjunum
genitive	skýs	skýsins	skýja	skýjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: ský
• Faroese: skýggj
• Norwegian: sky
• Old Swedish: skȳ
  • Swedish: sky
• Old Danish: sky
  • Danish: sky
• → Middle English: sky, skie, ske
  • English: sky
  • Scots: sky, skie, skey, ske