samomat
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “selfmate”, from samo- + mat. Compare English selfmate, German Selbstmatt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.mat/
- Rhymes: -ɔmat
- Syllabification: sa‧mo‧mat
Noun
samomat m inan
- (chess) selfmate (chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves)
Declension
Declension of samomat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | samomat | samomaty |
| genitive | samomatu | samomatów |
| dative | samomatowi | samomatom |
| accusative | samomat | samomaty |
| instrumental | samomatem | samomatami |
| locative | samomacie | samomatach |
| vocative | samomacie | samomaty |
Further reading
- samomat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- samomat in Polish dictionaries at PWN