-ship
/ʃɪp/suffix
Forming nouns:
1Denoting a quality or condition: companionship friendship
2Denoting status, office, or honour: ambassadorship citizenship
2.1Denoting a tenure of office: chairmanship
3Denoting a skill in a certain capacity: workmanship
4Denoting the collective individuals of a group: membership
Origin
Old English -scipe, scype, of Germanic origin.
- alpha cell
- alpha cellulose
- Alpha Centauri
- alphachloralose
- Alpha course
- alpha diversity
- alphafetoprotein
- alpha geek
- alpha-helical
- alpha helix
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- alpha male
- alphameric
- alphametic
- alpha minus
- alphanumeric
- alphanumerical
- alpha particle
- alpha plus
- alpha pulp
- alpha radiation
- alpha ray
- alpha receptor
- Alpharetta
- alpha rhythm