Schiff

German (Berlin)

/ʃɪf/

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) ship
  • (architecture) nave

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schif inherited from Old High German skif inherited from Proto-Germanic *skipą (ship, boat).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skipą

Gloss

ship, boat

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

船, 艇

Emoji
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