ski

Pronunciation: /skiː/

The English word “ski” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
A trip made by skiing.

verb

To move on skis.
To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

Etymology

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”)).

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