zugzwang

== English == === Etymology === From German Zugzwang, from Zug (“move”) +‎ Zwang (“compulsion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzʌɡzwæŋ/, /ˈzʊɡ-/, /ˈzuːɡ-/, /-swæŋ/, /-zwɑŋ/, /-swɑŋ/, (Germanized) /ˈtsuːktswɑŋ/, /-tsvɑŋ/ Hyphenation: zug‧zwang === Noun === zugzwang (countable and uncountable, plural zugzwangs or zugzwänge) (chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move; a position where any legal move will worsen a player's situation. (figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move. ==== Alternative forms ==== Zugzwang ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== between a rock and a hard place === Verb === zugzwang (third-person singular simple present zugzwangs, present participle zugzwanging, simple past and past participle zugzwanged) (chess, transitive) To force (a player) into a situation where they must make a disadvantageous move. === Further reading === zugzwang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zugzwang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtsuk.tsʋɑŋ/ Hyphenation: zug‧zwang === Noun === zugzwang m (uncountable, no diminutive) (chess) zugzwang (situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced on a player) Synonym: zetdwang (rare, figurative, chiefly in translations) zugzwang (situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced on someone) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zugzwang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsuɡts.vaŋɡ/ === Noun === zugzwang m (plural zugzwangs) (chess) zugzwang == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Zugzwang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡suk.t͡sfaŋk/ Rhymes: -ukt͡sfaŋk Syllabification: zug‧zwang === Noun === zugzwang m inan (chess) zugzwang (situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “zugzwang”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish)