skák

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See also: skak and skåk

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔɑːʰk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɑːʰk

Noun

skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

  1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

More information n3, singular ...
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
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Synonyms

Interjection

skák

  1. (chess) check

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

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

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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
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Derived terms

Interjection

skák

  1. (chess) check

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

  1. (uncountable) chess
    Synonym: skáktafl
  2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

More information feminine, singular ...
Declension of skák (strong i-stem)
feminine 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
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Descendants

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

See also

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