schachmatt
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Inherited from Middle High German schāch mat, from Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʃaxˈmat/
Audio (Berlin): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -at
- Hyphenation: schach‧matt
Interjection
[edit]schachmatt!
- checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
Adjective
[edit]schachmatt (strong nominative masculine singular schachmatter, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of schachmatt (uncomparable)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “schachmatt” in Duden online
- “schachmatt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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