skye
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Skye¹
- /skaɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland. I would like to climb high in a tree / I could be happy, I could be happy / Or go to Skye on my holiday
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
- A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
- An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
- A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
noun Skyes
- A Skye terrier. In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them.
skye²
noun skyes
- Obsolete form of sky
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sky, terrier, eigg, sleat, hebrides, mull, loch alsh, shiel, highlands, colonsay, orkney islands, isla, loch eil, loch shiel, western isles, scillies
Translations
Talk about this word "skye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skye. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skye. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skye "skye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skye.Cite this
@misc{skye_2026,
title = {skye},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skye},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
