Herdship

/ˈhɜːrdʃɪp/ noun

Definition

The office, position, or occupation of being a herdsman or managing a herd.

Etymology

Compound of herd and the suffix -ship (from Old English -scipe), which creates nouns indicating position, rank, or condition. Examples include friendship, leadership, and priesthood. This formation became productive in English for creating occupational and status nouns.

Kelly Says

The -ship suffix is a linguistic time capsule—it reveals how societies valued different roles by giving them formal titles, from kingship to herdship, making language a map of what ancient cultures considered important.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
畜産
choku-san
ARالعربية
رعيان
ra'iyan
BNবাংলা
পশুপালন
paśupālan
CACatalà
ramaderia
ra-ma-de-ri-a
CSČeština
chov zvířat
chov z-vi-rat
DADansk
dyrehold
dɪr-hɔld
DEDeutsch
Viehzucht
fīh-tsʊxt
ELΕλληνικά
τροφοδότηση
tro-fo-do-ti-si
ESEspañol
ganadería
ɡana-ðje-ɾi-a
FAفارسی
دامداری
dām-dā-r-i
FISuomi
karjatalous
kar-ja-ta-lou-s
FRFrançais
élevage
le-vaʒ
GUGU
પશુપાલન
paśupālan
HAHA
shanuwa
sha-nu-wa
HEעברית
ското
sko-to
HIहिन्दी
पशुपालन
paśupālan
HUMagyar
állattenyésztés
áll-at-te-nyés-tés
IDBahasa Indonesia
peternakan
pe-te-r-na-kan
IGIG
ime
i-me
ITItaliano
allevamento
al-le-va-men-to
JA日本語
畜産
choku-san
KKKK
мауылым
ma-u-yl-im
KMKM
ការចិញ្ចឹង
ka-r-chĭn-chĭng
KO한국어
목축
mok-chuk
MRMR
पशुपालन
paśupālan
MSBahasa Melayu
ternak
te-rnak
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန် စိုက်ပျိုး
ta-yi-sar-saan soi-pyo
NLNederlands
veehouderij
vee-hou-de-rij
NONorsk
dyrhold
dyr-hold
PAPA
ਪਸ਼ੂਪਾਲન
paśupālan
PLPolski
hodowla zwierząt
ho-do-va ła z-wi-e-t
PTPortuguês
gado
ɡa-ˈðu
RORomână
creşterea animalelor
kre-sh-te-re-a a-ni-ma-le-lor
RUРусский
скотоводство
skótovodstvo
SVSvenska
boskapelse
bo-ska-pel-se
SWKiswahili
uhai
u-hai
TAதமிழ்
இனப்பெருக்கம்
i-na-pe-ru-kka-m
TEతెలుగు
పశువుల పెంపకం
paśuvu-lu peṃ-pa-kaṃ
THไทย
การเลี้ยงสัตว์
gaan liang sat
TLTL
papastolan
pa-pas-to-lan
TRTürkçe
çiftçilik
tʃiftʃi-li-k
UKУкраїнська
тваринництво
tva-rin-nyt-stvo
URاردو
چرہ
chaṛa
VITiếng Việt
chăn nuôi
tʃan nuːj
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ
a-won e-ro
ZH中文
畜牧业
chù mù yè
ZUZU
imali
i-ma-li

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