skak

See also: skák

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scaec, from Old French eschec, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skak/, [sɡ̊ɑɡ̊]

Noun

skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)

1. (uncountable) chess
2. (chess) check

Inflection

Declension of skak

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skak	skakken	skakker	skakkerne
genitive	skaks	skakkens	skakkers	skakkernes

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaːk/

  Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

skak n (genitive singular skaks, no plural)

1. shaking

Declension

declension of skak

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skak	skakið
accusative	skak	skakið
dative	skaki	skakinu
genitive	skaks	skaksins

Related terms

• skaka

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skak

1. imperative of skaka

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Westrobothnian

Adjective

1. afraid