Schachbrett
German edit
Etymology edit
Schach (“chess”) + Brett (“board”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schachbrett n (strong, genitive Schachbrettes or Schachbretts, plural Schachbretter)
- chessboard
- (entomology) Synonym of Schachbrettfalter (“marbled white”), Melanargia galathea
Declension edit
Declension of Schachbrett [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Schachbrett | die | Schachbretter |
genitive | eines | des | Schachbrettes, Schachbretts | der | Schachbretter |
dative | einem | dem | Schachbrett, Schachbrette1 | den | Schachbrettern |
accusative | ein | das | Schachbrett | die | Schachbretter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading edit
- “Schachbrett” in Duden online