Old English · noun
scipwræc
Normalised sċipwræc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃipˌwræk/
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · ˌwræk (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- shipwreckcasttextsattestedlatin
Meaning
-
that which is cast up from a shipwreck (attested only in Latin texts)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċipwræc | sċipwræc |
| Accusative | sċipwræc | sċipwræc |
| Genitive | sċipwræces | sċipwræca |
| Dative | sċipwræce | sċipwræcum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
By surface analysis, sċip (“ship”) + wræc (“that which is driven; exile”).
Descendants
shipwreck
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