-sciepe
Old English
Alternative forms
- -sċipe, -sċip, -sċype
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-skapiz (“state, condition”). Akin to Old Frisian -skip, -skipe (hence West Frisian -skip), Old Saxon -skepi, Old High German -scaf (hence German -schaft), Old Norse -skapr (hence Danish -skab, Swedish -skap), Old English ġesċeape.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiype/
Suffix
-sċiepe m
- (West Saxon) state, condition; office of
- (West Saxon) position, rank
Declension
Declension of -sciepe (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | -sċiepe | -sċiepas |
accusative | -sċiepe | -sċiepas |
genitive | -sċiepes | -sċiepa |
dative | -sċiepe | -sċiepum |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Middle English: -shippe
- English: -ship
- Scots: -schip, -ship