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skák

skák

See also: skak

Faroese

Noun

skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

  1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skák skákið skák skákini
Accusative skák skákið skák skákini
Dative skáki skákinum skákum skákunum
Genitive skáks skáksins skáka skákanna

Synonyms

Interjection

skák

  1. (chess) check

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, king), Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀 (malkā, king)., from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskauːk/
    Rhymes: -auːk

Noun

skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Derived terms


Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowing from Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, king), Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀 (malkā, king)., from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Noun

skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension