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Schachmatt.

checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃaxˈmat/

  1. checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)

    neuter · strong

  2. checkmate, definite defeat

    figuratively · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شَاه (šāh) Classical Persian مَات (māt) Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt)der. German schachmatt German Schachmatt Nominalization of schachmatt (“checkmated”).

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