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ski
- /skiː/
- /ʃiː/ UK, rare
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
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”)).
noun skis
- One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water. Disaster at the newly opened ski resort where hard-driving tycoon Hudson is determined to double his not insubstantial investment while his ex-wife Mia is making whoopee with one of the locals championing ecology.
- One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
- A trip made by skiing. to go for a ski
verb skis · skies · skiing · skied
- To move on skis. Townsend hare inhabit this area, particularly above the cabin, and a skier is likely to have one explode from a tree well and disappear into the whiteness as he skis by. Life is a constant bivouac for them -- they spend days huddled in tree wells during storms -- but I suspect they are as content an
- To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport). We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: schuss, snowboarding, slalom, skating, surf, cross-country, runner, downhill, ice, area, instructor, fame, skim, glide, traverse, carve
Translations
Every language
noun one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow
| Español | esquí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스키 seuki |
| 日本語 | スキー sukī |
| 中文 | 雪板 xuěbǎn, 滑雪板 huáxuěbǎn |
| हिन्दी | स्की skī |
| Português | esqui |
| Français | ski |
| Deutsch | Ski, Schi |
| Italiano | sci |
| Ελληνικά | σκι ski, χιονοπέδιλο chionopédilo |
| Română | schi |
| Русский | лы́жа lýža, лы́жи lýži |
| Tiếng Việt | xki, ván trượt tuyết |
| العربية | تَزَلُّج tazalluj |
| עברית | סקִי ski |
verb move on skis
| Español | esquiar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スキーをする sukī o suru |
| 中文 | 滑雪 huáxuě |
| Português | esquiar |
| Français | skier |
| Deutsch | Ski fahren, Schi fahren, Ski laufen, Schi laufen |
| Italiano | sciare |
| Ελληνικά | χιονοδρομώ chionodromó |
| Română | schia |
| Русский | ката́ться на лы́жах katátʹsja na lýžax |
| Tiếng Việt | trượt tuyết |
Talk about this word "ski." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ski. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ski. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ski "ski." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ski.Cite this
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title = {ski},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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