Definition
Plural of 'chieftainship'; multiple positions, ranks, or offices of chieftains.
Etymology
The regular plural of 'chieftainship,' formed by adding '-s' to the noun that itself was created from 'chieftain' plus '-ship'.
Kelly Says
English allows us to pile suffixes onto words—'chieftain' gets '-ship' to make a role, then that gets '-s' to make multiple roles—and our brains instantly understand it, showing that English speakers intuitively grasp how suffixes build meaning like LEGO bricks.
Translations
CSČeština
hlavní
hlav-nee
DADansk
høvdinger
hœv-din-ger
DEDeutsch
Häuptler
haupt-ler
ELΕλληνικά
ηγέτες
i-ge-tes
ESEspañol
jefaturas
he-fa-too-rahs
FISuomi
päällikköt
pääl-li-köt
HAHA
shugaban
shu-gah-ban
HIहिन्दी
मुखिया
moo-kee-ya
HUMagyar
vezérek
ve-ze-rek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala suku
keh-pah-soo-koo
KKKK
бірлестік
bir-lest-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua
keh-too-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
leiders
lay-ders
NONorsk
høvdinger
hœv-din-ger
PAPA
ਸਰਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ
sar-pra-dhaan
PLPolski
naczelnicy
na-cheh-l-n-t-sy
PTPortuguês
chefias
che-fee-ahs
RUРусский
главарь
glav-var'
SVSvenska
hövdingar
hœv-ding-ar
SWKiswahili
viongozi
vee-on-go-zee
TRTürkçe
başçılar
bash-che-lar
UKУкраїнська
вожді
vozhd-i
VITiếng Việt
chủ tịch
choo-tee-ch
ZUZU
isikhulu
ee-si-khu-loo