Timeline for What does it precisely mean that the suffix -ship "denotes a state of being"?
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| Apr 2, 2013 at 2:09 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Carlo_R.: In general, xxxx-ship denotes the state or condition of being xxxx, but each individual term thus formed will have its own specific meaning. For example, craftsmanship doesn't usually mean the state of being a craftsman - it's usually applied to things which have been created by a craftsman. And professorship is the office of a professor in the same way presidency is the office of being president. It just so happens that for acquaintaince we often use the bare root word where it's possible to use the derived term acquaintanceship (it's a synonym). | |
| Apr 1, 2013 at 23:27 | comment | added | avpaderno | Professorship can be both professorato or cattedra universitaria. | |
| Apr 1, 2013 at 23:24 | comment | added | user114 | kiam, I know friendship means "amicizia", but I cannot think to an Italian word for "professorship" except "professorato", which don't seem a word. Please, explain. | |
| Apr 1, 2013 at 23:12 | history | answered | avpaderno | CC BY-SA 3.0 |