xake

See also: xa kê

Basque

Etymology

From Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ʃake/ [ʃa.ke]
• Rhymes: -ake, -e
• Hyphenation: xa‧ke

Noun

xake inan

1. chess
2. (chess) check

Declension

Declension of xake (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	xake	xakea	xakeak	xakeok
ergative	xakek	xakeak	xakeek	xakeok
dative	xakeri	xakeari	xakeei	xakeoi
genitive	xakeren	xakearen	xakeen	xakeon
comitative	xakerekin	xakearekin	xakeekin	xakeokin
causative	xakerengatik	xakearengatik	xakeengatik	xakeongatik
benefactive	xakerentzat	xakearentzat	xakeentzat	xakeontzat
instrumental	xakez	xakeaz	xakeez	xakeotaz
inessive	xaketan	xakean	xakeetan	xakeotan
locative	xaketako	xakeko	xakeetako	xakeotako
allative	xaketara	xakera	xakeetara	xakeotara
terminative	xaketaraino	xakeraino	xakeetaraino	xakeotaraino
directive	xaketarantz	xakerantz	xakeetarantz	xakeotarantz
destinative	xaketarako	xakerako	xakeetarako	xakeotarako
ablative	xaketatik	xaketik	xakeetatik	xakeotatik
partitive	xakerik	—	—	—
prolative	xaketzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• xakelari

Further reading

• “xake”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “xake”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005