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schachmatt.

checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

intj/ʃaxˈmat/
  1. checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

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 Inherited from Middle High German schāch mat, from Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat.

adj/ʃaxˈmat/
  1. checkmated

    not-comparable
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 Inherited from Middle High German schāch mat, from Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt). By surface analysis, Schach + matt. The alternative form with intervening und is also already attested as Middle High German schāch unde mat.

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