σκάκι

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See also: skaki, and skåki

Greek

Etymology

From Italian scacchi, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king ”), from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈska.ci/
  • Hyphenation: σκά‧κι

Noun

σκάκι • (skáki) n (plural σκάκια)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) chessboard

Declension

Declension of σκάκι
singular plural
nominative σκάκι • σκάκια •
genitive σκακιού • σκακιών •
accusative σκάκι • σκάκια •
vocative σκάκι • σκάκια •
The rare plural, with sense chessboard.

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