quay en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
The current spelling replaced the spelling key in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but (at least originally) not the pronunciation of the equivalent modern French quai. From Middle English kay, key, kaye, keye, from Old French kay, cail, from Gaulish *kagyum, cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“field”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”). Doublet of hedge and hey (“choreographic figure”).
Meanings
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A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
moor up in the quay
[…] its harbour was filled with stately ships; and its quays, swarming with foreign traders and loaded with bales of costly merchandise[…]
1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 10, pp. 166-167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quays | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cay | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Connah's Quay · quaywards · Circular Quay · quaylike · quayman · Torquay · New Quay · Newquay · quayward · quayage · quayful · quaymaster · Willington Quay · quayside
Descendants
Translations (89)
hu rakodópart (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · de Anlegestelle (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ru при́стань (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · tr rıhtım (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · nl kade (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cy cei (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · es muelle (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · nb kai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · be на́бярэжная (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · bg кей (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sa घट्ट (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ka ნავთსადგომი (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh кеј (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gl peirao (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ota ریختم (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · he מֶזַח (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · it banchina (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · fo kei (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ja 埠頭 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · id dermaga (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh до̏к (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gl caes (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · et kai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gd laimrig (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · da kaj (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ka ნავსაბმელი (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · es embarcadero (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ca embarcador (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gv keiy (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ro chei (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · hu rakpart (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ru на́бережная (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gl peirau (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · de Kai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ga cé (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · nn kai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · el προκυμαία (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · fr quai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pl nabrzeże (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gl cai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cs přístaviště (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sl pomol (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · gl embarcadoiro (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh prìstanīšte (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cs nábřeží (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pt cais (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh kej (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sk nábreží (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · nah tlalmantli (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pl molo (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cmn 埠頭 /埠头 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh мо̑л (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · eu kaia (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · tr iskele (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · eo kajo (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · uk на́бережна (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · tl pantalan (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · vi bờ xây (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ca moll (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · kw kay (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ru мол (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh прѝстанӣште (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cmn 船埠 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pt embarcadouro (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · vi ke (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pt ancoradouro (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · fi laituri (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ar رَصِيف الْمِينَاء (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ms dermaga (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ko 부두 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh mȏl (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · nl kaai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · lt prieplauka (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · mk кеј (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cmn 碼頭 /码头 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ms jeti (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sh dȍk (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ota اسكله (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · pl keja (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · cs přístavní hráz (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ja 波止場 (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · bg приста́нище (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · fo kai (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · de Pier (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · mk пристаниште (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · lv piestātne (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · sv kaj (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ru прича́л (structure for loading and unloading vessels) · ka ნავმისადგომი (structure for loading and unloading vessels)