ches

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See also: chès

English

Noun

ches

  1. plural of che

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French eschés, plural of eschéc, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/); compare chek.

Pronunciation

Noun

ches (plural chesses)

  1. A chess set (chess board and pieces).
  2. Medieval chess or a similar game.
  3. (rare) A chessboard (a board for playing chess).
  4. (rare) Chess pieces (pieces for playing chess).
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • English: chess
  • Scots: chess
References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

ches

  1. Alternative spelling of chees: first/second/third-person singular past indicative of chesen

Spanish

Noun

ches f pl

  1. plural of che

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

ches

  1. Aspirate mutation of ces.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ces ges nghes ches
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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