szach-mat

See also: szach mat

Polish

Alternative forms

szach mat

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (šâh mât).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʂax.mat/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -axmat
Syllabification: szach‧mat
Homophone: szach mat

Noun

szach-mat m inan

(chess) checkmate

Declension

Declension of szach-mat

	singular	plural
nominative	szach-mat	szach-maty
genitive	szach-matu	szach-matów
dative	szach-matowi	szach-matom
accusative	szach-mat	szach-maty
instrumental	szach-matem	szach-matami
locative	szach-macie	szach-matach
vocative	szach-macie	szach-maty

Interjection

szach-mat

(chess) checkmate! (word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game)

Related terms

nouns

Further reading

szach-mat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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