-scipe
Middle English
Suffix
-scipe
- (Early Middle English or Northern) alternative form of -schipe
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʃi.pe/
Suffix
-sċipe m (noun-forming suffix)
- alternative form of -sċiepe; forms abstract nouns
- frēond (“friend”) + -sċipe → frēondsċipe (“friendship”)
- hold (“loyal”) + -sċipe → holdsċipe (“loyalty”)
- wæter (“water”) + -sċipe → wætersċipe (“body of water”)
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -sċipe | -sċipas |
| accusative | -sċipe | -sċipas |
| genitive | -sċipes | -sċipa |
| dative | -sċipe | -sċipum |