Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ship

/ˈʃɪp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
-ship
IPA
/ˈʃɪp/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship From Middle English -schipe, -shippe, from Old English -sċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *-skapi, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz. Compare Scots -schip, West Frisian -skip, Dutch -schap, German -schaft, Swedish -skap, Icelandic -skapur. Related to shape.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *(s)kep-, -schipe, -sċiepe, *-skapi, *-skapiz

Usage

Inflected Forms

-ships (plural)

Synonyms

-ness -hood -itude -th -ity -dom

Homonyms

ship

Rhymes With

ship trip take ship research ship tip hip factory ship strip chip slip rip clip

Questions

How do you pronounce -ship?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɪp/.
What does -ship mean?
Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.
Where does -ship come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ship

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