From Swedish schack, from German Schach.
šakki
Among the alternative forms this is the one endorsed by the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus).[1]
| Inflection of šakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | šakki | šakit | |
| genitive | šakin | šakkien | |
| partitive | šakkia | šakkeja | |
| illative | šakkiin | šakkeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | šakki | šakit | |
| accusative | nom. | šakki | šakit |
| gen. | šakin | ||
| genitive | šakin | šakkien | |
| partitive | šakkia | šakkeja | |
| inessive | šakissa | šakeissa | |
| elative | šakista | šakeista | |
| illative | šakkiin | šakkeihin | |
| adessive | šakilla | šakeilla | |
| ablative | šakilta | šakeilta | |
| allative | šakille | šakeille | |
| essive | šakkina | šakkeina | |
| translative | šakiksi | šakeiksi | |
| abessive | šakitta | šakeitta | |
| instructive | — | šakein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||