See also: skaki and skåki

Greek

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Etymology

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From Italian scacchi, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, king [in chess]), from Persian شاه (šâh, shah, king), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈska.ci/
  • Hyphenation: σκά‧κι

Noun

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σκάκι (skákin (plural σκάκια)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) chessboard

Declension

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Further reading

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