échec

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). See also French mat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛk Homophone: échecs === Noun === échec m (plural échecs) failure Antonyms: réussite, succès être voué à l'échec ― to be doomed to failure (chess) check ==== Derived terms ==== échec et mat faire échec tenir en échec === Interjection === échec check ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: xec === Further reading === “échec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “échec” in Cordial. “échec”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “échec” in L’Internaute. “échec” in Universalis.