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σκι
ski /ˈski/
nounB2#2803 most common
Also: skiing (as an activity, in phrases like κάνω σκι)
Example sentences
Κάνω σκι.
I ski.
Μου αρέσει το σκι.
I like skiing.
Τον χειμώνα πηγαίνουμε για σκι στα βουνά.
In winter we go skiing in the mountains.
Αγόρασα καινούργια σκι για τις διακοπές μου.
I bought new skis for my vacation.
Το σκι θαλάσσης είναι πολύ δημοφιλές το καλοκαίρι στην Ελλάδα.
Water skiing is very popular in summer in Greece.
Παρόλο που δεν είχε ξανακάνει ποτέ σκι, κατέβηκε την επικίνδυνη πλαγιά με απόλυτη αυτοπεποίθηση, σαν να είχε γεννηθεί πάνω σε αυτά.
Although he had never skied before, he went down the dangerous slope with total confidence, as if he had been born on them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το σκι | τα σκι |
| Genitive | του σκι | των σκι |
| Accusative | το σκι | τα σκι |
| Vocative | σκι | σκι |
Word family
σκιski (equipment or the sport)
σκιέρskier
κάνω σκιto ski
σκι θαλάσσηςwater skiing
χιονοδρομικό κέντροski resort (literally snow-running center)
Etymology
Greek borrowed σκι directly from French ski in the early twentieth century, as the sport spread across Europe. French in turn took the word from Norwegian ski, which goes back to Old Norse skíð, meaning a stick or piece of split wood. The Greek word entered as an indeclinable loan and never took native noun endings.
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