σκάκι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian scacchi, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]σκάκι • (skáki) n (plural σκάκια)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σκάκι (skáki) | σκάκια (skákia) |
| genitive | σκακιού (skakioú) | σκακιών (skakión) |
| accusative | σκάκι (skáki) | σκάκια (skákia) |
| vocative | σκάκι (skáki) | σκάκια (skákia) |
The rare plural, with sense chessboard.
Related terms
[edit]- αξιωματικός m (axiomatikós, “the bishop”) (in the game of chess)
- στρατιώτης m (stratiótis, “the pawn”) (in the game of chess)
- άλογο n (álogo, “the knight”) (in the game of chess)
- πύργος m (pýrgos, “the rook”) (in the game of chess)
- βασιλιάς m (vasiliás, “the king”)
- βασίλισσα f (vasílissa, “the queen”)
Further reading
[edit]- σκάκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- σκάκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
, marked: "with no plural"
σκάκι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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