šach

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃax]

šach m inan

1. (chess) check

šach m anim

1. shah

• šach in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• šach in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃax/

šach m inan

1. chess

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “šach”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃax/

šach m anim (genitive singular šacha, nominative plural šachovia, genitive plural šachov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. Shah (Persian ruler)

šach m inan (genitive singular šachu, nominative plural šachy, genitive plural šachov, declension pattern of dub)

1. chess
2. checkmate (singular only)

• šachová figúrka (noun)
• šachovnica (noun)
• šachový (adjective)

• šach-mat

šach

1. (chess) check

• “šach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Borrowed from German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

• Hyphenation: šach

šach m inan

1. chess

• “šach” in Soblex