sky
feminine, masculine
The Norwegian word for cloud is sky.
sky refers to a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. It can also be used to refer to the entire sky, encompassing both the clouds and the clear areas.
Meaning: visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form sky can be either masculine or feminine. To specify a particular cloud, use the definite singular skyen (the cloud). For multiple clouds, the plural is skyer and the definite plural is skyene (the clouds).
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to confuse sky (cloud) with himmel, which is the Norwegian word for the sky itself.
Did you know?
- If you describe a person as sky in Norwegian, you are not talking about the weather, but rather saying they are 'shy' or 'bashful'.
- While sky means 'cloud', the Norwegian word for the vast blue expanse above is himmel, which literally means 'heaven'.
- The Norwegian word sky shares the same Proto-Indo-European root as the English word 'cover', from which it meant 'to conceal' or 'to hide'.
Examples in context
- En sky er en ansamling av vanndamp på himmelen.A cloud is an accumulation of water vapour in the sky.This sentence defines a cloud as an accumulation of water vapour in the sky using sky.Tatoeba #4941264 by toshify, translation #5158626 by Objectivesea
- En sky passerte forbi månen.A cloud passed across the moon.This sentence describes a cloud passing across the moon using sky.Tatoeba #501620 by testdog, translation #26525 by sundown
- Det var ikke en sky på himmelen.There wasn't a cloud in the sky.This sentence expresses that there was not a single cloud in the sky using sky.Tatoeba #1923764 by al_ex_an_der, translation #18309 by CK
- Jeg så en vakker sky på himmelen i dag.I saw a beautiful cloud in the sky today.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ingrid and Jakob are looking out the window at a summer afternoon.
- IngridSe på den store, hvite skyen!Look at that big, white cloud!
- JakobJa, den ser veldig tung ut.Yes, it looks very heavy.
- IngridTror du det blir regn?Do you think it will rain?
- JakobKanskje, skyen dekker nesten hele solen.Maybe, the cloud covers almost the whole sun.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cloud” translations and entries sky, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
