FromMiddle Dutchscaec, fromOld Frencheschec, fromVulgar Latin*scaccus, fromArabicشَاه(šāh,“king in chess”), fromClassical Persianشاه(šāh,“shah, king”), fromMiddle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠(šāh), fromOld Persian𐏋(XŠ/xšāyaθiya/).
skak c (singular definiteskakken,plural indefiniteskakker)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakken | skakker | skakkerne |
| genitive | skaks | skakkens | skakkers | skakkernes |
| Chess pieces in Danish ·skakbrikker (skak +brikker)(layout ·text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer,hest | bonde |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
skak n (genitive singularskaks,no plural)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakið |
| accusative | skak | skakið |
| dative | skaki | skakinu |
| genitive | skaks | skaksins |
skak
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
skak n
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skak | skakit | skǫk | skǫkin |
| accusative | skak | skakit | skǫk | skǫkin |
| dative | skaki | skakinu | skǫkum | skǫkunum |
| genitive | skaks | skaksins | skaka | skakanna |
skak
