Gambit

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Gam‧bit

Noun

Gambit n (strong, genitive Gambits, plural Gambits)

  1. (chess) gambit, a form of opening a chess game

Declension

Declension of Gambit
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gambit die Gambits
genitive eines des Gambits der Gambits
dative einem dem Gambit den Gambits
accusative ein das Gambit die Gambits

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Further reading

  • “Gambit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gambit” in Duden online
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