Schach

See also: s'chach

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schāch from Persian شاه‎ (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃax/
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Noun

Schach n (genitive Schachs, plural Schachs)

  1. chess
  2. check; a chess situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Declension
Declension of Schach
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schach die Schachs
genitive eines des Schachs der Schachs
dative einem dem Schach den Schachs
accusative ein das Schach die Schachs

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃax/

Noun

Schach n

  1. chess
    Schach spiele.
    To play chess.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Schach, from Persian شاه‎ (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, “king”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɑχ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑχ

Noun

Schach n (uncountable)

  1. chess

See also
Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
Kinnek Damm Tuerm Leefer Sprénger Bauer
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