Ukrainian edit

 пішак on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 
пішаки

Etymology edit

From пі́ший (píšyj) +‎ -а́к (-ák). Compare Serbo-Croatian пѐша̄к / pèšāk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲiˈʃak]
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Noun edit

піша́к (pišákm inan or m pers (genitive пішака́, nominative plural пішаки́, genitive plural пішакі́в)

  1. (inanimate, chess) pawn
  2. (personal, figurative) pawn (someone who is being manipulated or used to some end)
  3. (inanimate, historical, obsolete) ancient Ukrainian unofficial unit of land, measuring from 0.5 hectares to 5 hectares

Declension edit

(inanimate):

(personal):

See also edit

Chess pieces in Ukrainian · шахові фігури (šaxovi fihury) (layout · text)
           
король (korolʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) тура (tura) слон (slon) кінь (kinʹ) пішак (pišak)

Further reading edit