horsemanship

Questions

How do you pronounce horsemanship?

The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹsmənʃɪp/.

What does horsemanship mean?

The skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses.

Where does horsemanship come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man Middle English horsman English horseman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English horsemanship From horseman + -ship.

How to pronounce horsemanship

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2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɔɹsmənʃɪp/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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