schack matt

Swedish

Alternative forms

• schackmatt

Adjective

schack matt (not comparable)

1. (only used predicatively) checkmated

   Du är schack matt

   You're checkmated

Usage notes

Can also be expressed as "spela någon (schack) matt" (checkmate someone).

Interjection

schack matt

1. checkmate; word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.

Usage notes

The variation "sсhack och matt" (check and mate) is also used in Swedish.

Noun

schack matt c

1. a checkmate

Declension

Declension of schack matt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	schack matt	schack matts
	definite	schack matten	schack mattens
plural	indefinite	schack mattar	schack mattars
	definite	schack mattarna	schack mattarnas

See also

• schack (“check”)

References

• schackmatt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• schackmatt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• schackmatt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)