Faroese

Noun

skák n (genitive singular skáks, plural skák)

1. (rare, chess) chess

Declension

Synonyms

• talv

Interjection

skák

1. (chess) check

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skák, from Persian شاه ‎(šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 ‎(šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 ‎(xšāyaθiya, “king”), Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀 ‎(malkā, “king”)., from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskauːk/

  Rhymes: -auːk

Noun

skák f ‎(genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

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

Derived terms

• bæta úr skák
• skákmaður
• skáktafl

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowing from Persian شاه ‎(šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 ‎(šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 ‎(xšāyaθiya, “king”), Logogram from Aramaic 𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡀 ‎(malkā, “king”)., from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Noun

skák f (genitive skákar, plural skákir)

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

Declension