Luisa
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 112 Location: Geneva
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:59 am Post subject: championship |
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Which should be the attribute for "-ship" in the case of "championship"?
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-ship noun suffix
Definition of -SHIP1
: state : condition : quality <friendship>
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: office : dignity : profession <clerkship>
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: art : skill <horsemanship>
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: something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state <township> <fellowship>
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: one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation <his Lordship>
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: the body of persons participating in a specified activity <readership> <listenership>
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martins Site Admin
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 1481 Location: Geneva, Switzerland
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:13 pm Post subject: championship |
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I don't think that "championship" can be reduced to champion.@ship.
For me, "championship" is not directly related to "champion".
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