schaken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schâken. Equivalent to schaak +‎ -en.

Verb

schaken

1. to play chess

Inflection

Conjugation of schaken (weak)
infinitive	schaken
past singular	schaakte
past participle	geschaakt
infinitive	schaken
gerund	schaken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schaak	schaakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	schaakt, schaak2	schaakte
2nd person sing. (u)	schaakt	schaakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	schaakt	schaakte
3rd person singular	schaakt	schaakte
plural	schaken	schaakten
subjunctive sing.1	schake	schaakte
subjunctive plur.1	schaken	schaakten
imperative sing.	schaak
imperative plur.1	schaakt
participles	schakend	geschaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• (kidnap): ontvoeren

Derived terms

• schaker

Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb schaken.

Noun

schaken n (uncountable)

1. (games) chess

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

schaken

1. (archaic) to kidnap

   Een geschaakte bruid

Inflection

Conjugation of schaken (weak)
infinitive	schaken
past singular	schaakte
past participle	geschaakt
infinitive	schaken
gerund	schaken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schaak	schaakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	schaakt, schaak2	schaakte
2nd person sing. (u)	schaakt	schaakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	schaakt	schaakte
3rd person singular	schaakt	schaakte
plural	schaken	schaakten
subjunctive sing.1	schake	schaakte
subjunctive plur.1	schaken	schaakten
imperative sing.	schaak
imperative plur.1	schaakt
participles	schakend	geschaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”), *(s)kek-. Cognate with English shake, Dutch schaken, West Frisian schaakje, Danish skage, Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka.

Verb

schaken (past singular schaak, past participle schaken, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)

1. to move, shift
2. to push, shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of schaken (weak verb with strong past participle)

infinitive	schaken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	schaak	schaak
2nd person singular	schaakst	schaakst
3rd person singular	schaakt	schaak
plural	schaakt	schaken
imperative	present	—
singular	schaak
plural	schaakt
participle	present	past
	schaken	schaken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From schâec +‎ -en.

Verb

schâken

1. to play chess
2. to put in check

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: schaken
• Limburgish: sjake (with unetymological a rather than expected ao)

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schaken (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III