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Meaning of -ship | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ʃɪp

Definitions

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.

morpheme

Equivalents

Български -ство
Bosanski -luk -ство
Čeština -ctví -ství
Dansk -skab
Deutsch -schaft
Esperanto -eco
Español -azgo -dad
Suomi -us
Français -esse -eur
Galego -ádego
Hrvatski -luk -ство
Magyar -ság -ség
Հայերեն -ություն
Italiano -enza -ezza -ità
日本語 シップ
ქართული -ება -ობა
ខ្មែរ ភាព
Македонски -ство
Nederlands -schap
Polski -stwo
Português -idade
Română -ie -itate -tate
Русский -ство
Српски -luk -ство
Svenska -skap
Türkçe -lik -lık -luk
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Examples

“fellow → fellowship”
“owner → ownership”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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