Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swordsmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
swords-man-ship
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the skill of using a sword

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English swordsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English swordsmanship From swordsman + -ship.

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Questions

What does swordsmanship mean?
the skill of using a sword
Where does swordsmanship come from?
Etymology tree English swordsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English swordsmanship From swordsman + -ship.

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