-schipe
Middle English
/-ʃip(ə)/
suffix
Definitions
- Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns denoting being, status, quality, activity, collectivity or condition.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English -scipe inherited from *-skapi inherited from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz (state, condition, -ship).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-skapiz
Gloss
state, condition, -ship
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing