skak

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See also: skák and skåk

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skak/, [sɡ̊ɑɡ̊]

Noun

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skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)

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

Inflection

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See also

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Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
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konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Further reading

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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skak n (genitive singular skaks, no plural)

  1. shaking

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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skak

  1. imperative of skaka

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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skak n

  1. scolding

Declension

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Verb

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skak

  1. second-person singular imperative of skaka

References

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  • skak”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press