šach

== Czech == === Etymology === Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃax] === Noun === šach m inan (chess) check ==== Declension ==== === Noun === šach m anim shah Synonym: šáh ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “šach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “šach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “šach”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃax/ === Noun === šach m inan chess ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Starosta, Manfred (1999), “šach”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Slovak == === Etymology === Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃax/, [ˈʃax] Rhymes: -ax === Noun === šach m pers Shah (Persian ruler) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === šach m inan (relational adjective šachový) chess (singular only) checkmate Synonym: šach-mat (chess) check (chess) chessboard Synonym: šachovnica ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== šachová figúrka (noun) šachovnica (noun) šachový (adjective) === Interjection === šach (chess) check === Further reading === “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, 2003–2026 == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃax/ Rhymes: -ax Hyphenation: šach Syllabification: šach === Noun === šach m inan (relational adjective šachowy) chess ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “šach” in Soblex