Schachmatt

See also: schachmatt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schāch unde mat (compare with New High German Schach und Matt and schach und matt), from Persian شاه مات‎ (šâh mât, “the king is conquered”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃaχˈmat]
  • Schachmatt(file)
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  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

Schachmatt n (genitive Schachmatts, plural Schachmatts)

  1. (chess) checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Declension
Declension of Schachmatt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schachmatt die Schachmatts
genitive eines des Schachmatts der Schachmatts
dative einem dem Schachmatt den Schachmatts
accusative ein das Schachmatt die Schachmatts

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