skak

See also: skák and skåk

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)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (chess) check

Inflection
Declension of skak
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)
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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)

  1. shaking

Declension
declension of skak
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative skak skakið
accusative skak skakið
dative skaki skakinu
genitive skaks skaksins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skak

  1. imperative of skaka

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

skak n

  1. scolding

Declension
  Declension of skak (strong a-stem)
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

  1. second-person singular imperative of skaka

References
  • “skak”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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