wieczniak

Polish

Etymology

From wieczny +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvjɛt͡ʂ.ɲak/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɲak
Syllabification: wiecz‧niak

Noun

wieczniak m inan

(chess, colloquial) perpetual check (draw forced by one player by putting the opponent's king in a potentially infinite series of checks)
Synonym: wieczny szach

Declension

Declension of wieczniak

	singular	plural
nominative	wieczniak	wieczniaki
genitive	wieczniaku	wieczniaków
dative	wieczniakowi	wieczniakom
accusative	wieczniak	wieczniaki
instrumental	wieczniakiem	wieczniakami
locative	wieczniaku	wieczniakach
vocative	wieczniaku	wieczniaki

Further reading

wieczniak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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