skak
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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch scaec, from Old French eschec, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).
Pronunciation
Noun
skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)
- (uncountable) chess
- (chess) check
Inflection
Declension of skak
| common gender |
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakken | skakker | skakkerne |
| genitive | skaks | skakkens | skakkers | skakkernes |
See also
| Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text) | |||||
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| konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer | bonde |
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
skak n (genitive singular skaks, no plural)
Declension
declension of skak
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
skak
- imperative of skaka
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
skak n
Declension
Declension of skak (strong a-stem)
Verb
skak
References
- “skak”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press