skak
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch scaec, from Old French eschec, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skak/, [sɡ̊ɑɡ̊]
Noun
skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakken | skakker | skakkerne |
| genitive | skaks | skakkens | skakkers | skakkernes |
See also
| Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer, hest | bonde |
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skaːk/
- Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
skak n (genitive singular skaks, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakið |
| accusative | skak | skakið |
| dative | skaki | skakinu |
| genitive | skaks | skaksins |
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
skak
- imperative of skaka
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
skak n
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakit | skǫk | skǫkin |
| accusative | skak | skakit | skǫk | skǫkin |
| dative | skaki | skakinu | skǫkum | skǫkunum |
| genitive | skaks | skaksins | skaka | skakanna |
Verb
skak
- second-person singular imperative of skaka
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skak”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive