ches
See also: chès
English edit
Noun edit
ches
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 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/); compare chek.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ches (plural chesses)
- A chess set (chess board and pieces).
- Medieval chess or a similar game.
- (rare) A chessboard (a board for playing chess).
- (rare) Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess).
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ches, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ches
- Alternative spelling of chees: first/second/third-person singular past indicative of chesen
Spanish edit
Noun edit
ches f pl
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ches
- Aspirate mutation of ces.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |