skák

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word skák. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word skák, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say skák in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word skák you have here. The definition of the word skák will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofskák, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: skak and skåk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Pronunciation

Noun

skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

  1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skák skákið skák skákini
accusative skák skákið skák skákini
dative skáki skákinum skákum skákunum
genitive skáks skáksins skáka skákanna

Synonyms

Interjection

skák

  1. (chess) check

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Pronunciation

Noun

skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

Derived terms

Interjection

skák

  1. (chess) check

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Noun

skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

Descendants

  • Faroese: skák
  • Icelandic: skák
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjakk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjakk

See also