šachmatai

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, checkmate). For the plural-only form, compare Belarusian and Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), as well as Polish szachy, Ukrainian ша́хи (šáxy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɐxˈmɑːtɐɪ]
  • Hyphenation: šach‧ma‧tai

Noun

šachmãtai m pl stress pattern 2

  1. chess (board game)
    šachmãtų figūràchess piece
    šachmãtų pártijaa game of chess
    Iki̇̀ pùsės dešimtõs mẽs žai̇̃dėme šachmãtais.
    We played chess until half past ten.

Declension

Declension of šachmãtai (plural-only)
nominative šachmãtai
genitive šachmãtų
dative šachmãtams
accusative šachmatùs
instrumental šachmãtais
locative šachmãtuose
vocative šachmãtai

Derived terms

  • šachmãtininkas, šachmãtininkė
  • šachmãtinis

Further reading