Schachmatt

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German

Etymology

Nominalisation of schachmatt, which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaxˈmat/
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  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

Schachmatt n (strong, genitive Schachmatts or Schachmatt, plural (rare) Schachmatts)

  1. (chess) checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)
  2. (figurative) checkmate, definite defeat

Declension

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

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