different between ski vs christie

English

Etymology

From Norwegian ski, related to Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *sk?d? (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English s??d (“stick of wood”) (Modern English shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ski?/
• (UK, rare) IPA^(key): /?i?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

ski (plural skis)

1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
2. (aviation) One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??? (suk?)
• ? Korean: ?? (seuki)
• ? Portuguese: esqui
• ? Okinawan: ???
• ? Thai: ??? (sà-gii)

Translations

Verb

ski (third-person singular simple present skis or skies, present participle skiing, simple past and past participle skied)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• KSI

Dutch

Etymology

From Norwegian ski

Pronunciation

Noun

ski m (plural ski's, diminutive skietje n)

1. ski

Verb

ski

1. first-person singular present indicative of skiën
2. imperative of skiën

Derived terms

Anagrams

• sik

French

Etymology

From Norwegian ski.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ski/

Noun

ski m (plural skis)

1. (countable) ski
2. (uncountable) skiing (sport)

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Asturian: esquí
• ? Catalan: esquí
• ? Galician: esquí
• ? Persian: ????? (eski)
• ? Romanian: schi
• ? Spanish: esquí
  • ? Basque: eski
  • ? Tagalog: eski

Further reading

• “ski” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ksi

Middle English

Noun

ski

1. Alternative form of sky

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Norwegian ski.

Noun

ski m

1. skiing

References

• “ski” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skíð (“snowshoe, billet”), from Proto-Germanic *sk?d? (“billet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?/

Noun

ski m or f (definite singular skien or skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skiene or skia)

1. ski

Derived terms

Descendants

All are borrowed.

References

• “ski” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skíð

Noun

ski f (definite singular skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skia or skiene)

1. ski

Derived terms

References

• “ski” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

ski m (plural skis)

1. Alternative form of esqui

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skíð.

Noun

ski n

1. The left ski (right is called annar or ander).

Derived terms

• skibein n (“ski”)
• skibain m (“both skis and accessories”)

Etymology 2

Compare Icelandic skjár, Faroese skíggi.

Noun

ski f

1. Thin membrane between the meat and skin.

See also

• sjyen

English

Etymology

Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway.

Noun

christie (plural christies)

1. (skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.

Synonyms

• christiania

Translations