Schachfigur

German

Etymology

From Schach (“chess”) +‎ Figur (“figure, figurine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaχfiˌɡuːɐ̯/

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Noun

Schachfigur f (genitive Schachfigur, plural Schachfiguren)

1. chess piece (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)

   Synonym: (rare) Schachstein

2. (figurative) pawn

Declension

Declension of Schachfigur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schachfigur	die	Schachfiguren
genitive	einer	der	Schachfigur	der	Schachfiguren
dative	einer	der	Schachfigur	den	Schachfiguren
accusative	eine	die	Schachfigur	die	Schachfiguren

Further reading

• “Schachfigur” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Schach (“chess”) +‎ Figur (“figure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑχfiˌɡuə̯/

Noun

Schachfigur f (plural Schachfiguren)

1. chess piece