schack

See also: Schack

Swedish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ɧak/

Noun

schack n

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

Interjection

schack

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: shakki, šakki

See also

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