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astral
English
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æst??l/
Adjective
astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)
- Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
- (biology) Relating to an aster.
- (parapsychology, theosophy) Relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals.
Synonyms
- (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- astral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- astral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Lastra, Starla, altars, ratals, talars, tarsal
French
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.t?al/
Adjective
astral (feminine singular astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)
- astral
Further reading
- “astral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -?lis, the first element from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
astral (not comparable)
- astral
Declension
Derived terms
- Astralleib
- Astralprojektion
- Astralreise
Portuguese
Adjective
astral m or f (plural astrais, comparable)
- astral (relating to or resembling the stars)
- Synonym: estelar
- (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)
Noun
astral m (plural astrais)
- (informal, usually with alto or baixo) vibe (the atmosphere of a person or situation)
Romanian
Etymology
From French astral, from Late Latin astr?lis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).
Adjective
astral m or n (feminine singular astral?, masculine plural astrali, feminine and neuter plural astrale)
- astral
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin astr?lis, from Latin astrum (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as?t?al/, [as?t??al]
Adjective
astral (plural astrales)
- astral
Related terms
- astro
Further reading
- “astral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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sky
English
Alternative forms
- skie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský (“cloud”), from Proto-Germanic *skiwj?, *skiwô (“cloud, cloud cover, haze”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide, cloud”).
Partially displaced Middle English heven, from Old English heofon (whence English heaven). Compare German Himmel and Dutch hemel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ska?/, enPR: sk?
- Rhymes: -a?
- Homophones: Sky, Skye
Noun
sky (plural skies)
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
- The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact, drowsily realising that since she had fallen asleep it had come on to rain smartly out of a shrouded sky.
- Heaven.
- Ellipsis of sky blue
- (mathematics, theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
- (colloquial, dated) In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen.
- (obsolete) A cloud.
Usage notes
Usually the word can be used correctly in either the singular or plural form, but the plural is now mainly poetic.
Synonyms
- firmament
- heaven
- lift
- (the set of lightlike lines) celestial sphere
Derived terms
Related terms
- skylark
- the sky's the limit
- reach for the sky
Translations
See sky/translations § Noun.
Verb
sky (third-person singular simple present skies, present participle skying, simple past and past participle skied or skyed) (transitive)
- (slang) To toss upwards.
- 1894, Cornelis Stoffel, Studies in English, Written and Spoken (page IX)
- In 'skying' a coin for the purpose of deciding a point at issue between two parties, two methods are in vogue: […]
- 1894, Cornelis Stoffel, Studies in English, Written and Spoken (page IX)
- (sports) To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- (sports) To clear (a hurdle, high jump bar, etc.) by a large margin.
- (colloquial, dated) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen.
- The Century
- Brother Academicians who skied his pictures.
- The Century
- (colloquial) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.
References
- “sky”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- KYS, YKS, YSK, Yks., kys
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?sky?]
Etymology 1
Possibly from Middle Low German sch?we, sch?, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh, cf. English shy and German scheu
Adjective
sky (neuter sky, plural and definite singular attributive sky)
- shy
Synonyms
- bly
- genert
References
- “sky,4” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwj? (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).
Noun
sky c (singular definite skyen, plural indefinite skyer)
- cloud
Inflection
References
- “sky,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
From French jus, from Latin i?s (“gravy, broth, sauce”). The Danish word was probably borrowed via German Jus or Schü, pronounced IPA(key): [??y?], with a regular substitution of German /?/ with Danish /sk/.
Noun
sky c (singular definite skyen, not used in plural form)
- gravy, stock (a kind of soup)
- jelly (made of gravy)
- (cooking) aspic
References
- “sky,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 4
Possibly from Middle Low German sch?wen, derived from the adjective.
Verb
sky (imperative sky, present skyr or skyer, past skyede, past participle skyet)
- To shun.
References
- “sky,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ski, skie, ske, skye, scki, schi, schye, scy, skey, skige, ski?e, sky?e
Etymology
From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwj?. Doublet of skew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ski?/
Noun
sky (plural skyes)
- The atmosphere or sky; that which lies above the ground.
- A cloud or mist (mass of water droplets).
- (rare, astronomy) A certain layout or part of the sky.
- (rare, physiology) Clouds in urine.
Descendants
- English: sky
- Scots: sky, skie, skey, ske
- Yola: skee
References
- “sk?(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-23.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German schuwe
Adjective
sky (neuter singular sky, definite singular and plural sky or skye, comparative skyere, indefinite superlative skyest, definite superlative skyeste)
- shy
Synonyms
- blyg
- sjenert
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwj? (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).
Noun
sky f or m (definite singular skya or skyen, indefinite plural skyer, definite plural skyene)
- cloud
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Possibly from Middle Low German schuwen
Verb
sky (imperative sky, present tense skyr, simple past skydde, past participle skydd, present participle skyende)
- To avoid, shun.
Derived terms
- avsky
References
- “sky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?y?/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German schuwe
Adjective
sky (neuter singular sky, definite singular and plural sky or skye, comparative skyare, indefinite superlative skyast, definite superlative skyaste)
- shy
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ský. Akin to English sky.
Noun
sky f (definite singular skya, indefinite plural skyer, definite plural skyene)
- cloud
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Possibly from Middle Low German schuwen
Verb
sky (present tense skyr, past tense skydde, past participle skydd or skytt, passive infinitive skyast, present participle skyande, imperative sky)
- To avoid, shun.
Derived terms
- avsky
References
- “sky” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwj?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?y?/
Noun
sk? n
- cloud
- sky
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: sky
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English sky, from Old Norse ský.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ska?]
Noun
sky (plural skies)
- sky
- It's a fair braw sky we'v got the nicht. It's quite a beautiful sky we've got tonight.
- daylight (especially at dawn)
- A wis up afore the sky. I was up before sunrise.
- skyline, outline against the sky (especially of a hill)
- He saw the sky o a hill awa tae the west. He saw the outline of a hill in the west.
Derived terms
- sky laverock
- sky-goat
- skybrek
- skysettin
- tuith in the sky
Verb
sky (third-person singular present skies, present participle skies, past skyin, past participle skiet)
- (of weather) To clear up.
- To shade the eyes with the hand (so as to see better).
- To hold up to the light and examine.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?y?/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish sk?, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwj?, compare English sky.
Noun
sky c
- (countable) heaven
- (countable) sky
- (countable) cloud
Declension
Etymology 2
From French jus.
Noun
sky c
- (uncountable, cooking) The liquid that remains in a frying pan after the fried meat is ready.
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German sch?wen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.
Verb
sky (present skyr, preterite skydde, supine skytt, imperative sky)
- To avoid (due to fear or disgust), shun.
Conjugation
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