schaak

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schaec, from Old French escac or directly from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, king).[1]

Noun

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schaak n (uncountable)

  1. (games) chess
  2. (position in chess) check
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Indonesian: sekak
  • Javanese: ꦱꦼꦏꦏ꧀ (sekak)
  • Papiamentu: skaf, skak, schaak
See also
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Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Interjection

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schaak

  1. check; said when one can strike the opponent's king in chess, but the opponent can still make moves to prevent the king from being taken.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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schaak

  1. inflection of schaken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press