shakki

Finnish

Alternative forms

• šakki

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish schack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑkːi/, [ˈʃɑ̝kːi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈshɑkːi/, [ˈs̠hɑ̝kːi] (rare)
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Syllabification^(key): shak‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): shak‧ki

Noun

shakki

1. chess
2. (chess) check

Declension

Inflection of shakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk–k gradation)
nominative		shakki	shakit
genitive		shakin	shakkien
partitive		shakkia	shakkeja
illative		shakkiin	shakkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shakki	shakit
accusative	nom.	shakki	shakit
	gen.	shakin
genitive		shakin	shakkien
partitive		shakkia	shakkeja
inessive		shakissa	shakeissa
elative		shakista	shakeista
illative		shakkiin	shakkeihin
adessive		shakilla	shakeilla
ablative		shakilta	shakeilta
allative		shakille	shakeille
essive		shakkina	shakkeina
translative		shakiksi	shakeiksi
abessive		shakitta	shakeitta
instructive		—	shakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shakki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk–k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakkini shakkini accusative nom. shakkini shakkini gen. shakkini genitive shakkini shakkieni partitive shakkiani shakkejani inessive shakissani shakeissani elative shakistani shakeistani illative shakkiini shakkeihini adessive shakillani shakeillani ablative shakiltani shakeiltani allative shakilleni shakeilleni essive shakkinani shakkeinani translative shakikseni shakeikseni abessive shakittani shakeittani instructive — — comitative — shakkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakkisi shakkisi accusative nom. shakkisi shakkisi gen. shakkisi genitive shakkisi shakkiesi partitive shakkiasi shakkejasi inessive shakissasi shakeissasi elative shakistasi shakeistasi illative shakkiisi shakkeihisi adessive shakillasi shakeillasi ablative shakiltasi shakeiltasi allative shakillesi shakeillesi essive shakkinasi shakkeinasi translative shakiksesi shakeiksesi abessive shakittasi shakeittasi instructive — — comitative — shakkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakkimme shakkimme accusative nom. shakkimme shakkimme gen. shakkimme genitive shakkimme shakkiemme partitive shakkiamme shakkejamme inessive shakissamme shakeissamme elative shakistamme shakeistamme illative shakkiimme shakkeihimme adessive shakillamme shakeillamme ablative shakiltamme shakeiltamme allative shakillemme shakeillemme essive shakkinamme shakkeinamme translative shakiksemme shakeiksemme abessive shakittamme shakeittamme instructive — — comitative — shakkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakkinne shakkinne accusative nom. shakkinne shakkinne gen. shakkinne genitive shakkinne shakkienne partitive shakkianne shakkejanne inessive shakissanne shakeissanne elative shakistanne shakeistanne illative shakkiinne shakkeihinne adessive shakillanne shakeillanne ablative shakiltanne shakeiltanne allative shakillenne shakeillenne essive shakkinanne shakkeinanne translative shakiksenne shakeiksenne abessive shakittanne shakeittanne instructive — — comitative — shakkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shakkinsa shakkinsa accusative nom. shakkinsa shakkinsa gen. shakkinsa genitive shakkinsa shakkiensa partitive shakkiaan shakkiansa shakkejaan shakkejansa inessive shakissaan shakissansa shakeissaan shakeissansa elative shakistaan shakistansa shakeistaan shakeistansa illative shakkiinsa shakkeihinsa adessive shakillaan shakillansa shakeillaan shakeillansa ablative shakiltaan shakiltansa shakeiltaan shakeiltansa allative shakilleen shakillensa shakeilleen shakeillensa essive shakkinaan shakkinansa shakkeinaan shakkeinansa translative shakikseen shakiksensa shakeikseen shakeiksensa abessive shakittaan shakittansa shakeittaan shakeittansa instructive — — comitative — shakkeineen shakkeinensa

Derived terms

• shakata

compounds

• jätkänshakki
• kaksoisshakki
• kiinanshakki
• kirjeshakki
• paljastusshakki
• pikashakki
• shakinpelaaja
• shakkiavaus
• shakkikello
• shakkilauta
• shakkimestari
• shakkinappula
• shakkipeli
• shakkiruutu
• shakkitermi
• shakkitietokone
• shakkiturnaus

Related terms

• shakata
• shakkimatti

Further reading

• “shakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023