skák

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

  1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

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Declension of skák
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skák skákið skák skákini
accusative skák skákið skák skákini
dative skáki skákinum skákum skákunum
genitive skáks skáksins skáka skákanna

Synonyms

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Interjection

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skák

  1. (chess) check

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

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Noun

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skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

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    Declension of skák
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skák skákin skákir skákirnar
accusative skák skákina skákir skákirnar
dative skák skákinni skákum skákunum
genitive skákar skákarinnar skáka skákanna

Derived terms

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Interjection

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skák

  1. (chess) check

Old Norse

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 ( /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, king).

Noun

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skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Faroese: skák
  • Icelandic: skák
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjakk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjakk

See also

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