schip

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schip, scip, schep, from Old Dutch *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

cognates

Cognate with Low German Schipp, West Frisian skip, German Schiff, Yiddish שיף‎ (shif), English ship, Danish skib, Swedish skepp. Related also to Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxɪp/
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Noun

schip n (plural schepen, diminutive scheepje n)

ship (a large, water borne vessel).
(architecture) nave (the middle or body of a standard medieval church or cathedral, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances).

Synonyms

(part of church): middenschip

Derived terms

binnenvaartschip
handelsschip
kaperschip
kofschip
motorschip
narrenschip

Middle English

Alternative forms

ship

Etymology

From Old English scip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɪp/

Noun

schip (plural schipes or schips)

ship

Declension

Declension of schip

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	schip	schipes or schips
genitive	schipes	schipe
dative	schipe	schipen

Descendants

Scots: ship, schip
English: ship

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