-ship

Betekenis (English)

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.

Concepten

-schap

-heid

-ie

-te

-teit

Synonyms

ability

hood

IA

Th

-ity

-ness

-ous

-scape

OSE

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: -schipe

Inherited from Oudengels: -sċiepe

Cognate with Schots: -schip

Cognate with Fries: -skip

Cognate with Nederlands: -schap

Cognate with Duits: -schaft

Cognate with Zweeds: -skap

Cognate with IJslands: -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.