xake

See also: xa kê

Basque

Etymology

From Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ʃake/ [ʃa.ke]
• Rhymes: -ake, -e
• Hyphenation: xa‧ke

Noun

xake inan

1. chess
2. (chess) check

Declension

Declension of xake (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	xake	xakea	xakeak
ergative	xakek	xakeak	xakeek
dative	xakeri	xakeari	xakeei
genitive	xakeren	xakearen	xakeen
comitative	xakerekin	xakearekin	xakeekin
causative	xakerengatik	xakearengatik	xakeengatik
benefactive	xakerentzat	xakearentzat	xakeentzat
instrumental	xakez	xakeaz	xakeez
inessive	xaketan	xakean	xakeetan
locative	xaketako	xakeko	xakeetako
allative	xaketara	xakera	xakeetara
terminative	xaketaraino	xakeraino	xakeetaraino
directive	xaketarantz	xakerantz	xakeetarantz
destinative	xaketarako	xakerako	xakeetarako
ablative	xaketatik	xaketik	xakeetatik
partitive	xakerik	—	—
prolative	xaketzat	—	—

Derived terms

• xakelari

Further reading

• “xake”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “xake”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005