ski

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /skiː/ UK /ʃiː/ See IPA manual

Freq #6438

Meanings

1

verb
to move over snow on skis

We love to ski in the mountains every winter.
2

noun
one of a pair of long narrow runners fixed to boots for gliding over snow

He clipped his boots into his skis at the top of the slope.

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Forms skiedskiisskis

Derived forms biskidownhill-skidualskiheli-skiheliskihydroskijet-skiminiskimono-skimonoskinonskioutski

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ski jumper
a skier who competes by jumping through the air from a ramp

Noun + noun

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”)).

*skey- Proto-Indo-European skíð Old Norse *skīdą Proto-Germanic

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# ski

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /skiː/
**IPA (UK):** /ʃiː/
**Frequency rank:** 6438

## Meanings
1. to move over snow on skis
2. one of a pair of long narrow runners fixed to boots for gliding over snow

## Examples
- We love to ski in the mountains every winter.
- He clipped his boots into his skis at the top of the slope.

## Derived Forms
- biski
- downhill-ski
- dualski
- heli-ski
- heliski
- hydroski
- jet-ski
- miniski
- mono-ski
- monoski
- nonski
- outski

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *skey-
- Root: skíð
- Root: *skīdą

## 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”)).

## AI Etymology
Ski is 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”)). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *skey-, Old Norse skíð, Proto-Germanic *skīdą. In current use it includes senses such as to move over snow on skis and one of a pair of long narrow runners fixed to boots for gliding over snow.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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