Schachmatt

See also: schachmatt

German

Etymology

Nominalisation of schachmatt, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaxˈmat/

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

Schachmatt n (strong, genitive Schachmatts or Schachmatt, plural (rare) Schachmatts)

1. (chess) checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)
2. (figurative) checkmate, definite defeat

Declension

Declension of Schachmatt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schachmatt	die	Schachmatts
genitive	eines	des	Schachmatts, Schachmatt	der	Schachmatts
dative	einem	dem	Schachmatt	den	Schachmatts
accusative	ein	das	Schachmatt	die	Schachmatts

Related terms

• Schach
• Matt

Further reading

• “Schachmatt” in Duden online