schaak
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch schaec, from Old French escac or directly from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”).[1]
Noun edit
schaak n (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
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See also edit
| Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text) | |||||
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| koning | koningin, dame | toren | loper, bisschop, raadsheer | paard | pion |
Interjection edit
schaak
- check; said when one can strike the opponent's king in chess, but the opponent can still make moves to prevent the king from being taken.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
schaak
- inflection of schaken:
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press