Ski

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skiː/
• UK IPA: /ʃiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Origin

From Norwegian ski, related to Old Norse skíð ("stick of wood, snowshoe"), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą ("stick"), from Proto-Indo-European root *skei- ("to cut, split") (see also shed). Cognate with Old English scid ("stick of wood") (obsolete English shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit ("log")).

Full definition of ski

Noun

1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow.

Derived terms

• skier
• skiing
• ski pole
• ski resort
• ski school
• ski slope

Verb

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

Anagrams

• KSI