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Schach

Schach

See also: s'chach

German

Noun

Schach n ‎(genitive Schachs, no plural)

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

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Schach, 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): /ʃɑχ/
    Rhymes: -ɑχ

Noun

Schach n ‎(uncountable)

  1. chess

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃax/

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