Old English · noun
scipgebroc
Normalised sċipġebroc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃip.jeˌbrok/
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · je · ˌbrok (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- shipwreck
Meaning
-
shipwreck
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċipġebroc | sċipġebrocu |
| Accusative | sċipġebroc | sċipġebrocu |
| Genitive | sċipġebroces | sċipġebroca |
| Dative | sċipġebroce | sċipġebrocum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From sċip (“ship”) + ġebroc (“breaking”). Compare Dutch schipbreuk, German Schiffbruch, and Icelandic skipbrot, which have the same literal meaning but with a different word for "breaking."
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