-ship

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

ability

hood

IA

Th

-ity

-ness

-ous

-scape

OSE

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -schipe

Geërf van Old English: -sċiepe

Verwante met Skots: -schip

Verwante met Fries: -skip

Verwante met Nederlands: -schap

Verwante met Duits: -schaft

Verwante met Sweeds: -skap

Verwante met Yslands: -skapur

In summary

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.