schip
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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
Noun
schip n (plural schepen, diminutive scheepje n)
- 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.
- (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
Middle English
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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
Noun
schip (plural schipes or schippes)
- A ship (large waterborne vessel)
- (generally) A waterborne vessel; a boat.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation providing "passage" through a situation.
- A ship (vessel for storing incense)
Declension
Declension of schip
Related terms
Descendants
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)