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Quay

//keɪ// adj, adv, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of qway (“far”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of qway (“far”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

    "moor up in the quay"

  2. 2
    wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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