schaken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch schâken. Equivalent to schaak + -en.
Verb edit
schaken
- (intransitive) to play chess
Inflection edit
Inflection of schaken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | schaken | |||
past singular | schaakte | |||
past participle | geschaakt | |||
infinitive | schaken | |||
gerund | schaken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
imperative sing. | schaak | |||
imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Gerund of the verb schaken.
Noun edit
schaken n (uncountable)
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle Dutch schaken, procope of ontschaken.
Verb edit
schaken
- (transitive, dated, chiefly of women) to kidnap, to ravish
- Een geschaakte bruid. ― A rapt bride.
Inflection edit
Inflection of schaken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | schaken | |||
past singular | schaakte | |||
past participle | geschaakt | |||
infinitive | schaken | |||
gerund | schaken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
imperative sing. | schaak | |||
imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: skaak
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”), *(s)kek-. Cognate with English shake, Dutch schaken, West Frisian schaakje, Danish skage, Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka.
Verb edit
schaken (past singular schaak, past participle schaken, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of schaken (weak verb with strong past participle)
infinitive | schaken | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | schaak | schaak |
2nd person singular | schaakt | schaakt |
3rd person singular | schaakt | schaak |
plural | schaakt | schaken |
imperative | present | — |
singular | schaak | |
plural | schaakt | |
participle | present | past |
schaken | schaken | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
schâken
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schaken (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III