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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sky.

shy

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈskyˀ]

  1. shy

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwe, schū, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh. Compare English shy and German scheu.

verb[ˈskyˀ]

  1. To shun.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwen, derived from the adjective.

noun[ˈskyˀ]

  1. cloud

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).

noun[ˈskyˀ]

  1. gravy, stock (a kind of soup)

    common-gender · no-plural

  2. jelly (made of gravy)

    common-gender · no-plural

  3. aspic

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From French jus, from Latin iūs (“gravy, broth, sauce”). The Danish word was probably borrowed via German Jus or Schü, pronounced [ˈʃyː], with a regular substitution of German /ʃ/ with Danish /sk/.

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