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

  1. plural of scacco
  2. (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

  1. Alternative spelling of scaccī (“chess”)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative scacchī
Genitive scacchōrum
Dative scacchīs
Accusative scacchōs
Ablative scacchīs
Vocative scacchī
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