šach

Czech

Etymology

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

šach m inan

1. (chess) check

Declension

Noun

šach m anim

1. shah

Declension

Further reading

• šach in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• šach in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃax/

Noun

šach m inan

1. chess

Declension

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “šach”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Slovak

Etymology

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃax/

Noun

šach m anim (genitive singular šacha, nominative plural šachovia, genitive plural šachov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. Shah (Persian ruler)

Declension

Noun

šach m inan (genitive singular šachu, nominative plural šachy, genitive plural šachov, declension pattern of dub)

1. chess
2. checkmate (singular only)

Declension

Derived terms

• šachová figúrka (noun)
• šachovnica (noun)
• šachový (adjective)

Related terms

• šach-mat

Interjection

šach

1. (chess) check

Further reading

• “šach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: šach

Noun

šach m inan

1. chess

Declension

Further reading

• “šach” in Soblex