scacchi
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Provençal escac, from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scacchi m
- plural of scacco
- (board games) chess
See also edit
| Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text) | |||||
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torre | alfiere | cavallo | pedone |
Further reading edit
- scacchi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
scacchi on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin edit
Noun edit
scacchī m pl (genitive scacchōrum); second declension
- Alternative spelling of scaccī (“chess”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
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| Nominative | scacchī |
| Genitive | scacchōrum |
| Dative | scacchīs |
| Accusative | scacchōs |
| Ablative | scacchīs |
| Vocative | scacchī |