French

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Blason échiqueté de gueules et d'argent

Etymology

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Derived from échiquier

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.ʃik.te/
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Verb

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échiqueter

  1. (heraldry) to divide (esp. a coat of arms) into a chequered pattern

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il échiquète and the third-person singular future indicative il échiquètera.

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