schip

See also: SCHIP

Dutch

Etymology

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

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 to cut, lop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɪp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: schip
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

schip n (plural schepen, diminutive scheepje n)

1. ship (a large, water borne vessel)

   Het grote schip vaart over de oceaan naar verre landen.

   The large ship sails across the ocean to distant lands.

   De haven was vol met kleurrijke schepen van over de hele wereld.

   The harbor was filled with colorful ships from all around the world.

2. (architecture) nave (the middle or body of a standard medieval church or cathedral, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances)

   De imposante kathedraal had een prachtig versierd schip met hoge gewelven.

   The impressive cathedral had a beautifully decorated nave with high vaults.

   De middeleeuwse kerk had een eenvoudig, maar indrukwekkend schip met een gotische stijl.

   The medieval church had a simple yet impressive nave with a Gothic style.

Synonyms

• (part of church): middenschip

Compounds

- vessel types

• binnenvaartschip
• handelsschip
• kaperschip
• kofschip
• koopvaardijschip
• marineschip
• motorschip
• narrenschip
• oorlogsschip
• opleidingsschip
• piratenschip
• raderschip
• rivierschip
• ruimteschip
• schipper
• slagschip
• slavenschip
• spookschip
• stoomschip
• turfschip
• vissersschip
• vlaggenschip
• vliegdekschip
• vliegkampschip
• voorraadschip
• vrachtschip
• zeeschip
• zeilschip

 

- other

• mischeeps
• scheepsagent
• scheepsanker
• scheepsbel
• scheepsbemanning
• scheepsbevrachter
• scheepsblok
• scheepsboot
• scheepsbouw
• scheepsbouwer
• scheepshuid
• scheepsjongen
• scheepsjournaal
• scheepskameel
• scheepskanon
• scheepskat
• scheepskok
• scheepskompas
• scheepslading
• scheepslog
• scheepsmast
• scheepsromp
• scheepsruim
• scheepsschroef
• scheepsvolk
• scheepsvracht
• scheepswrak
• scheepvaart
• schipbreuk

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skip
  • → Northern Ndebele: isikepe
  • → Shona: chikepe
  • → Sotho: sekepe
  • → Tsonga: xikepe
  • → Xhosa: isikhephe
  • → Zulu: isikebhe
• Negerhollands: skip, skep
• →? Sranan Tongo: sipi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: sipi

Middle English

schip

Alternative forms

• chip, chippe, schepe, schipp, schippe, schup, schyp, schyppe, shepe, ship, shippe, shup, shuppe, shyp, shype, shyppe, sship, ssip
• (Northern) scip, scippe, scyp, scyppe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English scip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃip/

Noun

schip (plural schipes or schippes)

1. A ship (large waterborne vessel)
2. (generally) A waterborne vessel; a boat.
3. (figuratively) A person or organisation providing "passage" through a situation.
4. A ship (vessel for storing incense)

Declension

    Declension of schip

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	schip	schipes, schippes
genitive	schipes, schippes	schipe, schipes, schippes
dative	schipe	schipen, schipes, schippes

Related terms

• schip bord
• schipman
• schippen

 

Descendants

• English: ship
• Scots: ship
• Yola: zhip

References

• “ship, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French skip, from English skip.

Noun

schip n (uncountable)

1. skip car

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	schip	schipul
genitive-dative	schip	schipului
vocative	schipule