skák

See also: skak and skåk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔɑːʰk/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːʰk

Noun

skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skák	skákið	skák	skákini
accusative	skák	skákið	skák	skákini
dative	skáki	skákinum	skákum	skákunum
genitive	skáks	skáksins	skáka	skákanna

Synonyms

• talv

Interjection

skák

1. (chess) check

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskauːk/
• Rhymes: -auːk

Noun

skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

1. (uncountable) chess
2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

Declension of skák (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skák	skákin	skákir	skákirnar
accusative	skák	skákina	skákir	skákirnar
dative	skák	skákinni	skákum	skákunum
genitive	skákar	skákarinnar	skáka	skákanna

Derived terms

• bæta úr skák
• skákmaður
• skáktafl

Interjection

skák

1. (chess) check

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”).

Noun

skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

1. (uncountable) chess
2. (countable) a game of chess

Declension

  Declension of skák (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skák	skákin	skákir	skákirnar
accusative	skák	skákina	skákir	skákirnar
dative	skák	skákinni	skákum	skákunum
genitive	skákar	skákarinnar	skáka	skákanna

Descendants

• Faroese: skák
• Icelandic: skák
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjakk
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjakk

See also

• Danish: skak
• Swedish: schack