Sky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA : /skaɪ/
• SAMPA : /skaI/

Noun

sky (plural: skies )

1. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
2. The similar celestial view of night.
3. Weather conditions; for example, cloudy skies.
4. The heavens.

Synonyms

• heaven

Related terms

• skylark

Translations

• Basque: zeru
• Bulgarian: небе n (1, 2, 3)
• Czech: nebe n
• Dutch: lucht m, hemel m, firmament n (2)
• Esperanto: ĉielo
• Finnish: taivas (1, 2, 3, 4); yötaivas , tähtitaivas (2)
• French: ciel m
• German: Luft f, Himmel m
• Greek: ouranos
• Hebrew: שמיים
• Indonesian: langit
• Japanese: 空 (そら, sora), 天 (てん, ten)
• Korean: 하늘 (haneul)
• Lithuanian: dangus m (1-4)
• Manchu: abka
• Polish: niebo m, niebiosa pl (4), firmament m (2)
• Romanian: cer n
• Sanskrit: आकाश
• Slovene: nebo n
• Spanish: cielo m
• Swedish: himmel c (1,2,3,4), sky c (1,3)

  གནམ་ (gnam)

• Welsh: wybr, wybrau

Swedish

Noun

sky (c) (pl skyar , def sing skyn , def pl skyarna )

1. (countable) heaven
2. (countable) sky
3. (uncountable, cooking) The 'fluid' which remains in a frying pan after the fried meat is ready.