gambit

== English == === Alternative forms === gambett (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”), from gamba (“leg”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). First attested in 1656. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæmbɪt/ Rhymes: -æmbɪt === Noun === gambit (plural gambits) (chess) An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage. Any ploy or stratagem. A remark intended to open a conversation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Internationalisms: → Arabic: غَامْبِت (ḡāmbit) → Hawaiian: gamabita → Japanese: ギャンビット (gyanbitto) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gambit (third-person singular simple present gambits, present participle gambiting, simple past and past participle gambited) (chess, transitive) To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage. === References === == French == === Etymology === From Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃.bit/ === Noun === gambit m (plural gambits) gambit ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “gambit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gambit, from Italian gambetto, from gamba, from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve”) (whence also Polish kępina, Latin campus), from *kh₂em-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡam.bit/ Rhymes: -ambit Syllabification: gam‧bit === Noun === gambit m inan (chess) gambit (chess move) gambit (risky move) Synonym: ryzyko ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gambit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gambit in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gambit. === Noun === gambit n (plural gambituri) gambit ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡambit/, [ˈɡambit] Rhymes: -ambit Hyphenation: gam‧bit === Noun === gambit m inan (chess) gambit ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gambit”, 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