shakki

Finnish

Alternative forms

• šakki

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish schack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑkːi/, [ˈʃɑkːi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈshɑkːi/, [ˈs̠hɑkːi] (rare)
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• Syllabification^(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
instructive		—	shakein
abessive		shakitta	shakeitta
comitative		—	shakkeineen

Possessive forms of shakki (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	shakkini	shakkimme
2nd person	shakkisi	shakkinne
3rd person	shakkinsa

Compounds

• shakkiavaus
• shakkikello
• shakkilauta
• shakkimestari
• shakkinappula
• shakkipeli
• shakkitermi
• shakkiturnaus

Related terms

• shakata
• shakkimatti