See also: chès

English edit

Noun edit

ches

  1. plural of che

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old French eschés, plural of eschéc, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, shah, king), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/); compare chek.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ches (plural chesses)

  1. A chess set (chess board and pieces).
  2. Medieval chess or a similar game.
  3. (rare) A chessboard (a board for playing chess).
  4. (rare) Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess).
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
  • English: chess
  • Scots: chess
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ches

  1. Alternative spelling of chees: first/second/third-person singular past indicative of chesen

Spanish edit

Noun edit

ches f pl

  1. plural of che

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ches

  1. Aspirate mutation of ces.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ces ges nghes ches
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.