Definition
The state, condition, or role of being an adventurer; the quality or practice of engaging in daring or risky undertakings.
Etymology
From 'adventurer' (one who seeks adventure, from Old French 'aventure' meaning chance/fortune) + '-ship' (Old English suffix denoting state, condition, or office). The suffix '-ship' has been used since Old English to create nouns describing conditions or relationships.
Kelly Says
The '-ship' suffix is fascinating because it creates nouns for intangible qualities—it's why we have 'friendship,' 'leadership,' and 'championship.' It literally means 'the condition of being' something, and it's one of the most productive suffixes in English for turning roles into states of being.
Translations
ARالعربية
مغامرة
mughamarah
CACatalà
aventures
ah-ven-tyoo-res
CSČeština
dobrodružství
dob-ro-dru-zh-st-vi
DADansk
eventyr
e-ven-tyr
DEDeutsch
Abenteuer
ah-ben-twer
ELΕλληνικά
περιπέτεια
pe-ri-pe-tee-ah
ESEspañol
aventura
ah-ven-too-rah
FISuomi
seikkailu
seikkailu
FRFrançais
aventure
ah-ven-tyoo-r
HEעברית
הרפתקה
her-pa-ta-kah
IDBahasa Indonesia
petualangan
pet-u-lan-gan
ITItaliano
avventura
ah-ven-too-rah
KKKK
көтеріліс
ko-te-ri-lis
MSBahasa Melayu
petualangan
pet-u-lan-gan
NLNederlands
avontuur
ah-von-toor
NONorsk
eventyr
e-ven-tyr
PLPolski
przygoda
chri-goh-dah
PTPortuguês
aventura
ah-ven-too-rah
RORomână
aventură
ah-ven-too-rah
RUРусский
приключение
priklyuchenie
SVSvenska
äventyr
ay-ven-tyr
SWKiswahili
safari
sa-fa-ree
THไทย
การผจญภัย
gaan pho-chon-hai
TLTL
paglalakbay
pa-gla-lak-bay
TRTürkçe
macera
ma-ceh-rah
UKУкраїнська
пригоди
pri-go-di
VITiếng Việt
phiêu lưu
fyeu luu
ZUZU
u-thando
oo-than-doh