schachmatt
See also: Schachmatt
German
Alternative forms
- schach und matt
Etymology
Etymology tree
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. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaxˈmat/
Audio (Berlin): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -at
- Hyphenation: schach‧matt
Interjection
schachmatt!
- checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
Adjective
schachmatt (strong nominative masculine singular schachmatter, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of schachmatt (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “schachmatt” in Duden online
- “schachmatt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache