scacchi
Italian
Etymology
From Provençal escac, from Persian شاه (šâh, “shah”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskak.ki/
- Rhymes: -akki
- Hyphenation: scàc‧chi
Audio: (file)
Noun
scacchi m
- plural of scacco
- (board games) chess
See also
| Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| re | regina, donna |
torre | alfiere | cavallo | pedone |
Further reading
- scacchi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- scacchi on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin
Noun
scacchī m pl (genitive scacchōrum); second declension
- alternative spelling of scaccī (“chess”)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | scacchī |
| genitive | scacchōrum |
| dative | scacchīs |
| accusative | scacchōs |
| ablative | scacchīs |
| vocative | scacchī |