Schach

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German schāch from Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃax/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

Schach n (genitive Schachs, plural Schachs)

  1. chess
  2. check; a chess situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hungarian: sakk
  • Luxembourgish: Schach
  • Romanian: șah
  • Swedish: schack

Further reading

  • Schach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schach” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Schach n

  1. chess
    Schach spiele.
    To play chess.

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Schach, from Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, king).

Pronunciation

Noun

Schach n (uncountable)

  1. chess

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
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