schack

== Swedish == === Etymology === From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scaccī, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), related to shah. Doublet of shah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɧak/ === Noun === schack n chess; a game of strategy for two players. Synonym: (archaic) schacktavel check; a situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces === Interjection === schack check; a claim used in chess to notify the opponent that his/her king is threatened. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: shakki, šakki === See also === === References === “schack”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “schack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “schack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)