skak
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch scaec, from Old French eschec, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)
- (uncountable) chess
- (chess) check
Inflection edit
Declension of skak
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skak | skakken | skakker | skakkerne |
genitive | skaks | skakkens | skakkers | skakkernes |
See also edit
Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text) | |||||
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konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer | bonde |
Further reading edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skak n (genitive singular skaks, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of skak
Related terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
skak
- imperative of skaka
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
skak n
Declension edit
Declension of skak (strong a-stem)
Verb edit
skak
References edit
- “skak”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press