šach

See also: sach, sách, and sạch

Czech

Etymology

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃax]

Noun

šach m inan

1. (chess) check

Declension

Declension of šach (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	šach	šachy
genitive	šachu	šachů
dative	šachu	šachům
accusative	šach	šachy
vocative	šachu	šachy
locative	šachu	šachách
instrumental	šachem	šachy

Noun

šach m anim

1. shah

   Synonym: šáh

Declension

Declension of šach (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	šach	šachové
genitive	šacha	šachů
dative	šachovi, šachu	šachům
accusative	šacha	šachy
vocative	šachu	šachové
locative	šachovi, šachu	šaších
instrumental	šachem	šachy

Further reading

• “šach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “šach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “šach”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃax/

Noun

šach m inan

1. chess

Declension

Declension of šach

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	šach	šacha	šachy
Genitive	šacha	šachowu	šachow
Dative	šachoju	šachoma	šacham
Accusative	šach	šacha	šachy
Instrumental	šachom	šachoma	šachami
Locative	šachu	šachoma	šachach

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “šach”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Slovak

Etymology

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃax/

Noun

šach m anim

1. Shah (Persian ruler)

Declension

Declension of šach

	singular	plural
nominative	šach	šachovia
genitive	šacha	šachov
dative	šachovi	šachom
accusative	šacha	šachov
locative	šachovi	šachoch
instrumental	šachom	šachmi

Noun

šach m inan

1. chess
2. (singular only) checkmate

   Synonym: šach-mat

Declension

Declension of šach

	singular	plural
nominative	šach	šachy
genitive	šachu	šachov
dative	šachu	šachom
accusative	šach	šachy
locative	šachu	šachoch
instrumental	šachom	šachmi

Derived terms

• šachová figúrka (noun)
• šachovnica (noun)
• šachový (adjective)

Interjection

šach

1. (chess) check

Further reading

• “šach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃax/
• Rhymes: -ax
• Hyphenation: šach
• Syllabification: šach

Noun

šach m inan

1. chess

Declension

Declension of šach (masculine velar stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	šach	šachaj	šachi
genitive	šacha	šachow	šachow
dative	šachej	šachomaj	šacham
accusative	šach	šachaj	šachi
instrumental	šachom	šachomaj	šachami
locative	šachu	šachomaj	šachach
vocative	šacho	šachaj	šachi

References

• “šach” in Soblex