Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-manship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: -man-ship
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Stephen Potter is best known for his gamesmanship theory, a cunning, psychological tactic used to best a competitor, on or off the field. His basic "-manship" principle was later incorporate to include many everyday events."
"Quippmanship n. The ability to produce a catchy soundbyte, witty remark, or clever turn of phrase. The art, skill, or ability to create a catchy soundbyte, witty remark, or clever turn of phrase. Formed by an unknown word formation process. [affixation; formed from 'quip' + 'manship']."

Etymology

Etymology tree English -man Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English -manship From -man + -ship.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

-manships (plural)

Questions

What does -manship mean?: Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.
Where does -manship come from?: Etymology tree English -man Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English -manship From -man + -ship.

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