цугцванг

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zugzwang.

Pronunciation

Noun

цугцва́нг (cugcvángm inan (genitive цугцва́нга, nominative plural цугцва́нги, genitive plural цугцва́нгов)

  1. (chess) zugzwang

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zugzwang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

цу́гцванг or цугцва́нг (cúhcvanh or cuhcvánhm inan (genitive цу́гцвангу or цугцва́нгу, nominative plural цу́гцванги or цугцва́нги, genitive plural цу́гцвангів or цугцва́нгів)

  1. (chess) zugzwang (a position in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move)
  2. (by extension) zugzwang (any situation in which someone has to make an unfavourable decision)

Declension

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