-ship
state, skill, relation, rank
Old English · -scipe
Added to nouns to name a state, a relationship, a skill, or a rank: friend + ship = friendship, leader + ship = leadership. It is spelled like the word "ship" but is a separate suffix.
Memory trick
-ship is a relationship ship: it carries you into the state of being something.
Words from this root
- friendship (friend + ship) — the bond between friendsदोस्ती
- leadership (leader + ship) — the act of leadingनेतृत्व
- relationship (relation + ship) — the way people are connectedरिश्ता
- citizenship (citizen + ship) — the status of being a citizenनागरिकता
- membership (member + ship) — the state of belonging to a groupसदस्यता
- scholarship (scholar + ship) — money given for studyछात्रवृत्ति
- partnership (partner + ship) — a joint business or effortसाझेदारी
- championship (champion + ship) — a contest to find the bestचैंपियनशिप
- ownership (owner + ship) — the state of owning somethingस्वामित्व
- hardship (hard + ship) — great difficultyकठिनाई
- worship (worth + ship) — reverence and respect for a godपूजा
- township (town + ship) — a small urban areaकस्बा