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schack

See also: Schack

Swedish

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Etymology

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From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scaccī, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), related to shah. Doublet of shah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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schack n

  1. chess; a game of strategy for two players.
  2. check; a situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Interjection

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schack

  1. check; a claim used in chess to notify the opponent that his/her king is threatened.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Finnish: shakki, šakki

See also

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Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)
           
kung dam, drottning torn löpare springare, häst bonde
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