Schiff

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schif, from Old High German skif, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.

cognates

Cognate with Low German Schipp, West Frisian skip, Dutch schip, 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): /ʃɪf/
• Rhymes: -ɪf

• audio (Germany):

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• audio (Austria):

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Noun

Schiff n (genitive Schiffes or Schiffs, plural Schiffe, diminutive Schiffchen n or Schifflein n)

1. (nautical) ship

   Synonym: Boot

2. (architecture) nave

   Synonym: Kirchenschiff

Derived terms

• schiffbar
• schiffen

Related terms

• Containerschiff
• Handelsschiff
• Kirchenschiff
• Kontainerschiff
• Kriegsschiff
• Schiffahrt
• Schiffbruch
• Schifffahrt
• Schiffshebewerk
• Schiffsheck
• Schiffsreise
• Schiffsverkehr
• Segelschiff
• Wüstenschiff

 

Related terms

• schippern
• Skipper

Further reading

• “Schiff” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃif/

Noun

Schiff n (plural Schiff)

1. ship

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary