шахматы
Russian
Etymology
From Old Russian шахматы, probably from Middle High German schāch unde mat (compare German Schachmatt (“checkmate”)), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is conquered”).
Pronunciation
Noun
шахматы • (šáxmaty) f pl (only plural)
Related terms
Declension
declension of шахматы
| plural (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ша́хматы
(šáxmaty ) |
| genitive | ша́хмат
(šáxmat ) |
| dative | ша́хматам
(šáxmatam ) |
| accusative | ша́хматы
(šáxmaty ) |
| instrumental | ша́хматами
(šáxmatami ) |
| prepositional | о ша́хматах (o šáxmatax) |
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