-SHIP


Meaning of -SHIP in English

a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.: clerkship; friendship; statesmanship.

[ ME, OE -scipe; akin to SHAPE; c. dial. Fris, dial. D schip ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .