schaak
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxaːk/
- (Netherlands)
(file) - (Belgium)
(file) - Hyphenation: schaak
- Rhymes: -aːk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schaec, from Old French escac or directly from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).[1]
Noun
schaak n (uncountable)
- (games) chess
- (position in chess) check
Derived terms
- schaakmat
- schaakstuk
Related terms
- schaken
- schaker
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: skaf, skak, schaak
See also
| Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| koning | koningin, dame | toren | loper | paard | pion |
Interjection
schaak
- check; said when one can strike the opponent's king in chess, but the opponent can still make moves to prevent the king from being taken.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
schaak
- first-person singular present indicative of schaken
- imperative of schaken
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press