пішак

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Ukrainian[edit]

 пішак on Ukrainian Wikipedia
пішаки

Etymology[edit]

From пі́ший (píšyj) +‎ -а́к (-ák). Compare Serbo-Croatian пѐша̄к / pèšāk.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pʲiˈʃak]
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Noun[edit]

піша́к (pišákm inan or m pers (genitive пішака́, nominative plural пішаки́, genitive plural пішакі́в)

  1. (inanimate, chess) pawn
  2. (personal, figurative) pawn (someone who is being manipulated or used to some end)
  3. (inanimate, historical, obsolete) ancient Ukrainian unofficial unit of land, measuring from 0.5 hectares to 5 hectares

Declension[edit]

(inanimate):

(personal):

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Ukrainian · шахові фігури (šaxovi fihury) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
король (korolʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) тура (tura) слон (slon) кінь (kinʹ) пішак (pišak)

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