canis

la-noun

canis m or f (genitive canis); third declension

canis (genitive)
canis (nominative singular)
canēs (nominative plural)
canis (genitive singular)
canum (genitive plural)
canī (dative singular)
canibus (dative plural)
canem (accusative singular)
canēs (accusative plural)
cane (ablative singular)
canibus (ablative plural)
canis (singular vocative)
canēs (plural vocative)

Aragonese: can

Balkan Romance:

Aromanian: cãni, cãne, cheni

Istro-Romanian: căre

Megleno-Romanian: cǫini

Romanian: câine, câne

Asturian: can

Corsican: cane

Dalmatian: cun, cuon

Franco-Provençal: chin

desctree

Old French: chien, kien
Middle French: chien
French: chien
Angevin: chin
Bourguignon: chein
Champenois: chin
Franc-Comtois: tchïn
Norman: quien
Picard: tchien, kien, quien
Walloon: tchén

Istriot: can

Rhaeto-Romance:

Friulian: cjan, čhan

Ladin: cian

Romansch: chaun, tgaun, chan

North Italian:

Gallo-Italic:

Ligurian: can

Old Piedmontese: cjeun

Piedmontese: can

Lombard: cjeun, cjaun

Lombard: can

desc

Romagnol: cân, chên (Cattolica), chën (Rimini)

Venetan: can

Italian: cane

Old Occitan: can

Catalan: ca

Occitan: can

desctree

Old Galician-Portuguese: can
Galician: can
Portuguese: cão

Sardinian:

Campidanese: cani

Logudorese: cane

Sicilian: cani

Spanish: can

From earlier canēs. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, *ḱun- (“dog”), from earlier *ḱwón-s, whence also Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn), Sanskrit श्वन् (śván), though the expected outcome was formally much altered.
The -a- gained a number of ad hoc explanations, such as a shift of *-wo- to *-wa- in open syllables, or of *-n̥- to -an- before vowels. The initial unrounded c- must have been levelled early into the rest of the inflection from the expected nominative outcome *cō, as *ḱw- would have regularly delabialised before a rounded vowel.

ref

Now mostly rejected, as this assumes a relevelling on a genitive stem *ḱwn̥-, which is actually largely attested as *ḱun- in all the word's cognates.<ref name=Sihler/>

When the tali (an oblong dice) would be thrown, those who had gotten an ace or a six had to place a denarius in the middle of the table for each dice thrown, the one that would achieve in getting a Venus (the best throw) won it all.

(dice games) the lowest, worst throw at the dice, an ace


centaur

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

This was not Kasparov's approach. Instead of rejecting the machines, he returned the year after his defeat to Deep Blue with a different kind of chess, which he called ‘Advanced Chess’. Other names for Advanced Chess include ‘cyborg’ and ‘centaur’ chess.

2018, James Bridle, New Dark Age: Technology, Knowledge and the End of the Future, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 159:

(chess) A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.


cannon

en-noun

cannon (countable and uncountable, plural cannons or (mainly UK) cannon)

cannons (plural)
cannon (UK mainly plural)

Attested from around 1400 as Middle English canon, canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of canyon. This spelling was not fixed until about 1800.

(xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.


sacrifice

sacrifice (countable and uncountable, plural sacrifices)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-
Proto-Italic *sakros
Latin sacer
Latin sacrum
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin facio
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Italic *-jōs
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin sacrificiumlbor.
Old French sacrifisebor.
Middle English sacrifice
English sacrifice
From Middle English sacrifice (“act of offering a life or object to a deity; the life or object so offered; (Christianity) act of consecrating the elements in the mass”), from Anglo-Norman sacrefiz, and Old French sacrifice, sacrifise (modern French sacrifice), from Latin sacrificium (“something offered to a deity, sacrifice”), from sacrum (“sacrifice, sacrificial rite”) + faciō (“to do, to make”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The noun sacrum is the nominalized neuter of the adjective sacer (“devoted to a deity for sacrifice; holy, sacred”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“ceremony, ritual; to make sacred”), and the verb faciō is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”). Related Latin formations include sacrificus (“of or pertaining to sacrifice, sacrificial”) and sacrificō (“to make a sacrifice”).
Cognates
* Italian sagrifizio
* Occitan sacrifici
* Portuguese sacrificio
* Spanish sacrificio

der

(chess) An act of intentionally allowing one's piece to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game.

uhraus

(chess) act of intentionally allowing one’s piece to be captured by the opponent


sacrifice

en-verb

sacrifice (third-person singular simple present sacrifices, present participle sacrificing, simple past and past participle sacrificed)

sacrifices (present singular third-person)
sacrificing (participle present)
sacrificed (participle past)
sacrificed (past)
sacrifice (infinitive)

From Middle English sacrificen (“to offer a sacrifice to a deity”), from sacrifice (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming infinitives of verbs).

flijoj

(transitive) to offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity; (transitive) to offer a human being or an animal, or an object, to a deity

(chess) To intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game.

жертвам

(chess) to intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one’s position in the game


hippo

Hippopotamus Defence
Hippopotamus Defence


attraction

en-noun

attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions)

[əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n]

[əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n]

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

(chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.


opposition

/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/

/ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“I set against”).

(chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.


opposition

opposition (indefinite nominative singular)
oppositions (genitive indefinite singular)
oppositionen (definite nominative singular)
oppositionens (definite genitive singular)
oppositioner (indefinite nominative plural)
oppositioners (genitive indefinite plural)
oppositionerna (definite nominative plural)
oppositionernas (definite genitive plural)


comer

pt-verb

comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comi, past participle comido)

como (first-person present singular)
comi (first-person preterite singular)
comido (participle past)
comer (impersonal infinitive)
comer (first-person infinitive singular)
comeres (infinitive second-person singular)
comer (infinitive singular third-person)
comermos (first-person infinitive plural)
comerdes (infinitive plural second-person)
comerem (infinitive plural third-person)
comendo (gerund)
comido (masculine participle past singular)
comidos (masculine participle past plural)
comida (feminine participle past singular)
comidas (feminine participle past plural)
como (first-person indicative present singular)
comes (indicative present second-person singular)
come (indicative present singular third-person)
comemos (first-person indicative plural present)
comeis (indicative plural present second-person)
comem (indicative plural present third-person)
comia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
comias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
comia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
comíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
comíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
comiam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
comi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
comeste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
comeu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
comemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
comestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
comeram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
comera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
comeras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
comera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
comêramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
comêreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
comeram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
comerei (first-person future indicative singular)
comerás (future indicative second-person singular)
comerá (future indicative singular third-person)
comeremos (first-person future indicative plural)
comereis (future indicative plural second-person)
comerão (future indicative plural third-person)
comeria (conditional first-person singular)
comerias (conditional second-person singular)
comeria (conditional singular third-person)
comeríamos (conditional first-person plural)
comeríeis (conditional plural second-person)
comeriam (conditional plural third-person)
coma (first-person present singular subjunctive)
comas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
coma (present singular subjunctive third-person)
comamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
comais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
comam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
comesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
comesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
comesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
comêssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
comêsseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
comessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
comer (first-person future singular subjunctive)
comeres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
comer (future singular subjunctive third-person)
comermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
comerdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
comerem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
come (imperative second-person singular)
coma (imperative singular third-person)
comamos (first-person imperative plural)
comei (imperative plural second-person)
comam (imperative plural third-person)
não comas (imperative negative second-person singular)
não coma (imperative negative singular third-person)
não comamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não comais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não comam (imperative negative plural third-person)

Kabuverdianu: kume

Macanese: comê

Papiamentu: kome

→ Malay: kumi

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, restructuring of Latin comedere.
Cognate with Galician, Mirandese, Asturian, and Spanish comer and Mirandese quemer.

cog

vi com estes olhos que a terra há de comer

Agora comi-te a torre.

(transitive, chess, board games) to capture (eliminate a piece from the game)


comer

es-verb

comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comí, past participle comido)

como (first-person present singular)
comí (first-person preterite singular)
comido (participle past)
comer (infinitive)
comiendo (gerund)
comido (masculine participle past singular)
comida (feminine participle past singular)
comidos (masculine participle past plural)
comidas (feminine participle past plural)
como (first-person indicative present singular)
comes (indicative informal present second-person singular)
comés (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
come (indicative present singular third-person)
comemos (first-person indicative plural present)
coméis (indicative plural present second-person)
comen (indicative plural present third-person)
comía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
comías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
comía (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
comíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
comíais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
comían (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
comí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
comiste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
comió (indicative preterite singular third-person)
comimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
comisteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
comieron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
comeré (first-person future indicative singular)
comerás (future indicative second-person singular)
comerá (future indicative singular third-person)
comeremos (first-person future indicative plural)
comeréis (future indicative plural second-person)
comerán (future indicative plural third-person)
comería (conditional first-person indicative singular)
comerías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
comería (conditional indicative singular third-person)
comeríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
comeríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
comerían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
coma (first-person present singular subjunctive)
comas (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
comás (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
coma (present singular subjunctive third-person)
comamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
comáis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
coman (plural present subjunctive third-person)
comiera (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
comieras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
comiera (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
comiéramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
comierais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
comieran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
comiese (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
comieses (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
comiese (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
comiésemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
comieseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
comiesen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
comiere (first-person future singular subjunctive)
comieres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
comiere (future singular subjunctive third-person)
comiéremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
comiereis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
comieren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
come (imperative informal second-person singular)
comé (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
coma (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
coma (imperative singular third-person)
comamos (first-person imperative plural)
comed (imperative plural second-person)
coman (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
coman (imperative plural third-person)
comas (imperative negative second-person singular)
coma (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
coma (imperative negative singular third-person)
comamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
comáis (imperative negative plural second-person)
coman (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
coman (imperative negative plural third-person)
comerme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
comerte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
comerle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
comerse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
comernos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
comeros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
comerles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
comerse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
comerme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
comerte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
comerlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
comerla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
comerse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
comernos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
comeros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
comerlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
comerlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
comerse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
comiéndome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
comiéndote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
comiéndole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
comiéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
comiéndonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
comiéndoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
comiéndoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
comiéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
comiéndome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
comiéndote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
comiéndolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
comiéndola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
comiéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
comiéndonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
comiéndoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
comiéndolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
comiéndolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
comiéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
cómeme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
cómete (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
cómele (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
cómenos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
cómeles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
cómeme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
cómete (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
cómelo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
cómela (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
cómenos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
cómelos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
cómelas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
comeme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
comete (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
comele (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
comenos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
comeles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
comeme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
comete (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
comelo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
comela (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
comenos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
comelos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
comelas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
cómame (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
cómale (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
cómase (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
cómanos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
cómales (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
cómame (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
cómalo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
cómala (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
cómase (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
cómanos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
cómalos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
cómalas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
comámoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
comámosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
comámonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
comámoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
comámosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
comámoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
comámoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
comámosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
comámonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
comámoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
comámoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
comámoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
comedme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
comedle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
comednos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
comeos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
comedles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
comedme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
comedlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
comedla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
comednos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
comeos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
comedlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
comedlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
cómanle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
cómannos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
cómanles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanse (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
cómanlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
cómannos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
cómanlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
cómanse (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

→ Sardinian: comere

Inherited from Old Spanish comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, restructuring of Latin comedere.

con la cuchara que escojas, con aquella comerás

lo que se han de comer los gusanos, que lo disfruten los cristianos

(transitive, chess, board games) to capture a piece


study

en-noun

study (countable and uncountable, plural studies)

From Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, hit”). Doublet of etude and studio.

der

(chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.


battery

en-noun

battery (countable and uncountable, plural batteries)

Korean: 배터리 (baeteori)

Borrowed from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie (“action of beating”), from batre (“battre”), from Latin battuō (“beat”), from Gaulish. Doublet of batterie.

der

(chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal

ketju

chess: two or more major pieces in a row


development

en-noun

development (countable and uncountable, plural developments)

From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.

White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.

(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.


develop

en-verb

develop (third-person singular simple present develops, present participle developing, simple past and past participle developed or (archaic, rare) developt)

develops (present singular third-person)
developing (participle present)
developed (participle past)
developed (past)
developt (archaic participle past rare)
developt (archaic past rare)

Borrowed from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from des- + voloper, veloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian sviluppare, Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vloppō, *wloppō (“to wrap”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrappaną, *wlappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop. Akin to Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”) (Modern English lap (“to wrap, involve, fold”)), Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”), dialectal Danish vravle (“to wind, twist”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, scrunch, distort”), Old English wearp (“warp”). The word acquired its modern meaning from the 17th-century belief that an egg contains the animal in miniature and matures by growing larger and shedding its envelopes.

cog

I need to develop my white-square bishop.

(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.


discovery

en-noun

discovery (countable and uncountable, plural discoveries)

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

1700: "If I play f4, he can check me with ...Qd4, but then he has to move his Queen because he can easily lose it to a Bishop discovery on b5. He could also check me on c5 when his Queen might be safer. I could just move out of the way, though, and continue my attack."

1999, Jeremy Silman, The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery, 2nd edition, Los Angeles, C.A.: Siles Press, →ISBN, page 189:

discovered attack
discovered attack#Noun


discover

en-verb

discover (third-person singular simple present discovers, present participle discovering, simple past and past participle discovered)

discovers (present singular third-person)
discovering (participle present)
discovered (participle past)
discovered (past)

conceal

antonym(s) of “expose something previously covered”

From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan.

This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.

(transitive, chess) To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.


alma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).


stalemate

en-noun

stalemate (countable and uncountable, plural stalemates)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stalemate.wav

(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.


stalemate

en-verb

stalemate (third-person singular simple present stalemates, present participle stalemating, simple past and past participle stalemated)

stalemates (present singular third-person)
stalemating (participle present)
stalemated (participle past)
stalemated (past)

(chess, transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.


stale

From Middle English stale, from Old French estal (“place, something placed”) (compare French étal), from Frankish stal, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, earlier *staþlaz. Related to stall and stand.

der

They stand at a stay; Like a Stale at Chesse, where it is no Mate, but yet the Game cannot stirre.

1625, Francis Bacon, Essays, section 65:

(chess, uncommon) A stalemate; a stalemated game.


stale

Then drawith he & is stale.

(chess, obsolete) At a standstill; stalemated.


stale

en-verb

stale (third-person singular simple present stales, present participle staling, simple past and past participle staled)

stales (present singular third-person)
staling (participle present)
staled (participle past)
staled (past)

He shall stale þe black kyng in the pointe þer the crosse standith.

In China, however, a player who stales his opponent's King, wins the game.

1903, H. J. R. Murray, Brit. Chess. Mag., section 283:

(chess, uncommon, transitive) To stalemate.

For vnder cuire I got sik check, that I micht neither muife nor neck, bot ather stale or mait.

1597, A. Montgomerie, Cherrie & Slae, section 202:

(chess, obsolete, intransitive) To be stalemated.


stale

English: stale

Borrowed from Old French estal, from Frankish stal, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, earlier *staþlaz.

‘Off mate?’ quod sche...‘thou has fundin stale This mony day’.


adopt

adopt (third-person singular simple present adopts, present participle adopting, simple past and past participle adopted)

adopts (present singular third-person)
adopting (participle present)
adopted (participle past)
adopted (past)
adopt (infinitive)

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.

تَبَنَّى

to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen

The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.

Nakamura 'Adopts' Komodo On Fathers Day: 20.5-2.5

2018 June 19, Peter Doggers, “(title)”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2022-05-21:

Wednesday's event will offer the Russian grandmaster three opportunities to adopt Rensch, though just like in the Speed Chess Championship, Nepomniachtchi will have to race against the clock.

2020 May 27, “Adopt-A-Danny Returns Wednesday With Ian Nepomniachtchi”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2020-05-27:

"That's it, that's it!" the Grandmaster Eric Hansen bellowed after following nine straight losses with a win. "You are not adopting me! Not today, not today!"

2022 April 12, Jacob Sweet, “The Most Popular Chess Streamer on Twitch”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 2022-08-26:

There was wasn't much for Gukesh fans to cheer, but at least he avoided the fate of Maghsoodloo, who was "adopted", i.e. beaten 10 games in a row. Gukesh struck in the 2nd 3+1 game, when he was dangerously close to that mark.

2022 December 7, Colin McGourty, “Carlsen plays "horribly", beats Gukesh 23:7”, in chess24, archived from the original on 2022-12-09:

(chess, slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row.


shackle

From shack (“variant of shake”), shake (verb) + -le (suffix forming agent nouns; frequentative suffix forming verbs).

affix

(dice games) A dice game; also, an event at which tickets are sold for chances to be drawn to win prizes; a raffle.


kuda

From Malay kuda, Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).


kuda

From Malay kuda.
* Probably from Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).
* Alternatively, from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt-.
The sense of knight (chess) is a semantic loan from Dutch paard (“knight (chess)”, literally “horse”).


kuda

ms-noun

kuda (Jawi spelling کودا, plural kuda-kuda, informal 1st possessive kudaku, 2nd possessive kudamu, 3rd possessive kudanya)

کودا (Jawi)
kuda-kuda (plural)
kudaku (first-person informal possessive)
kudamu (possessive second-person)
kudanya (possessive third-person)

> Indonesian: kuda (inherited)

→ Bau Bidayuh: kuda

→ Maguindanao: kuda

→ Maranao: koda'

→ Central Melanau: kudak

→ Tetum: kuda

→ Tausug: kura'


move

en-verb

move (third-person singular simple present moves, present participle moving, simple past and past participle moved)

moves (present singular third-person)
moving (participle present)
moved (participle past)
moved (past)
move (infinitive)

From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir and Old French mouver, moveir (“to move”) (compare modern French mouvoir from Old French movoir), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”). Cognate with Lithuanian mauti (“to push on, rush”), Sanskrit मीवति (mī́vati, “pushes, presses, moves”), Middle Dutch mouwe (“sleeve”). Largely displaced native English stir, from Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian.

cog

She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.

He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.

(transitive, chess, board games) To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.

շարժել

to transfer from one space or position to another

ኣንቀሳቐሰ

ʾanḳäsaḳʰäsä


move

քայլ

the act of moving a token on a gameboard

The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.

It's your move! Roll the dice!

If you roll a six, you can make two moves.

(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

You can win in three moves if you do that.

(board games, usually in the plural) A round, in which each player has a turn.


syödä

syön (first-person indicative present singular)
en syö (first-person indicative negative present singular)
olen syönyt (first-person indicative perfect singular)
en ole syönyt (first-person indicative negative perfect singular)
syöt (indicative present second-person singular)
et syö (indicative negative present second-person singular)
olet syönyt (indicative perfect second-person singular)
et ole syönyt (indicative negative perfect second-person singular)
syö (indicative present singular third-person)
ei syö (indicative negative present singular third-person)
on syönyt (indicative perfect singular third-person)
ei ole syönyt (indicative negative perfect singular third-person)
syömme (first-person indicative plural present)
emme syö (first-person indicative negative plural present)
olemme syöneet (first-person indicative perfect plural)
emme ole syöneet (first-person indicative negative perfect plural)
syötte (indicative plural present second-person)
ette syö (indicative negative plural present second-person)
olette syöneet (indicative perfect plural second-person)
ette ole syöneet (indicative negative perfect plural second-person)
syövät (indicative plural present third-person)
eivät syö (indicative negative plural present third-person)
ovat syöneet (indicative perfect plural third-person)
eivät ole syöneet (indicative negative perfect plural third-person)
syödään (indicative passive present)
ei syödä (indicative negative passive present)
on syöty (indicative passive perfect)
ei ole syöty (indicative negative passive perfect)
söin (first-person indicative past singular)
en syönyt (first-person indicative negative past singular)
olin syönyt (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
en ollut syönyt (first-person indicative negative pluperfect singular)
söit (indicative past second-person singular)
et syönyt (indicative negative past second-person singular)
olit syönyt (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
et ollut syönyt (indicative negative pluperfect second-person singular)
söi (indicative past singular third-person)
ei syönyt (indicative negative past singular third-person)
oli syönyt (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ei ollut syönyt (indicative negative pluperfect singular third-person)
söimme (first-person indicative past plural)
emme syöneet (first-person indicative negative past plural)
olimme syöneet (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
emme olleet syöneet (first-person indicative negative pluperfect plural)
söitte (indicative past plural second-person)
ette syöneet (indicative negative past plural second-person)
olitte syöneet (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ette olleet syöneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural second-person)
söivät (indicative past plural third-person)
eivät syöneet (indicative negative past plural third-person)
olivat syöneet (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
eivät olleet syöneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural third-person)
syötiin (indicative passive past)
ei syöty (indicative negative passive past)
oli syöty (indicative passive pluperfect)
ei ollut syöty (indicative negative passive pluperfect)
söisin (conditional first-person present singular)
en söisi (conditional first-person negative present singular)
olisin syönyt (conditional first-person perfect singular)
en olisi syönyt (conditional first-person negative perfect singular)
söisit (conditional present second-person singular)
et söisi (conditional negative present second-person singular)
olisit syönyt (conditional perfect second-person singular)
et olisi syönyt (conditional negative perfect second-person singular)
söisi (conditional present singular third-person)
ei söisi (conditional negative present singular third-person)
olisi syönyt (conditional perfect singular third-person)
ei olisi syönyt (conditional negative perfect singular third-person)
söisimme (conditional first-person plural present)
emme söisi (conditional first-person negative plural present)
olisimme syöneet (conditional first-person perfect plural)
emme olisi syöneet (conditional first-person negative perfect plural)
söisitte (conditional plural present second-person)
ette söisi (conditional negative plural present second-person)
olisitte syöneet (conditional perfect plural second-person)
ette olisi syöneet (conditional negative perfect plural second-person)
söisivät (conditional plural present third-person)
eivät söisi (conditional negative plural present third-person)
olisivat syöneet (conditional perfect plural third-person)
eivät olisi syöneet (conditional negative perfect plural third-person)
syötäisiin (conditional passive present)
ei syötäisi (conditional negative passive present)
olisi syöty (conditional passive perfect)
ei olisi syöty (conditional negative passive perfect)
syö (imperative present second-person singular)
älä syö (imperative negative present second-person singular)
syököön (imperative present singular third-person)
älköön syökö (imperative negative present singular third-person)
olkoon syönyt (imperative perfect singular third-person)
älköön olko syönyt (imperative negative perfect singular third-person)
syökäämme (first-person imperative plural present)
älkäämme syökö (first-person imperative negative plural present)
syökää (imperative plural present second-person)
älkää syökö (imperative negative plural present second-person)
syökööt (imperative plural present third-person)
älkööt syökö (imperative negative plural present third-person)
olkoot syöneet (imperative perfect plural third-person)
älkööt olko syöneet (imperative negative perfect plural third-person)
syötäköön (imperative passive present)
älköön syötäkö (imperative negative passive present)
olkoon syöty (imperative passive perfect)
älköön olko syöty (imperative negative passive perfect)
syönen (first-person potential present singular)
en syöne (first-person negative potential present singular)
lienen syönyt (first-person perfect potential singular)
en liene syönyt (first-person negative perfect potential singular)
syönet (potential present second-person singular)
et syöne (negative potential present second-person singular)
lienet syönyt (perfect potential second-person singular)
et liene syönyt (negative perfect potential second-person singular)
syönee (potential present singular third-person)
ei syöne (negative potential present singular third-person)
lienee syönyt (perfect potential singular third-person)
ei liene syönyt (negative perfect potential singular third-person)
syönemme (first-person plural potential present)
emme syöne (first-person negative plural potential present)
lienemme syöneet (first-person perfect plural potential)
emme liene syöneet (first-person negative perfect plural potential)
syönette (plural potential present second-person)
ette syöne (negative plural potential present second-person)
lienette syöneet (perfect plural potential second-person)
ette liene syöneet (negative perfect plural potential second-person)
syönevät (plural potential present third-person)
eivät syöne (negative plural potential present third-person)
lienevät syöneet (perfect plural potential third-person)
eivät liene syöneet (negative perfect plural potential third-person)
syötäneen (passive potential present)
ei syötäne (negative passive potential present)
lienee syöty (passive perfect potential)
ei liene syöty (negative passive perfect potential)
syödä (infinitive infinitive-i)
syövä (active participle present)
syötävä (participle passive present)
syödäkseni (first-person possessive singular)
syödäksemme (first-person plural possessive)
syödäksesi (possessive second-person singular)
syödäksenne (plural possessive second-person)
syödäkseen (possessive third-person)
syödäksensä (possessive third-person)
syönyt (infinitive-i-long past)
syöty (infinitive-i-long past)
syödessä (inessive second-person)
syötäessä (inessive second-person)
syömä (agent)
syödessäni (first-person possessive singular)
syödessämme (first-person plural possessive)
syödessäsi (possessive second-person singular)
syödessänne (plural possessive second-person)
syödessään (possessive third-person)
syödessänsä (possessive third-person)
syömätön (inessive negative second-person)
syöden (instructive second-person)
syömässä (inessive third-person)
syömästä (elative third-person)
syömään (illative third-person)
syömällä (adessive third-person)
syömättä (abessive third-person)
syömän (instructive third-person)
syötämän (instructive third-person)
syöminen (fourth-person noun-from-verb)
syömäisilläni (first-person possessive singular)
syömäisillämme (first-person plural possessive)
syömäisilläsi (possessive second-person singular)
syömäisillänne (plural possessive second-person)
syömäisillään (possessive third-person)
syömäisillänsä (possessive third-person)

[ˈs̠yø̞̯dæ(ʔ)]

From Proto-Finnic *söödäk, from Proto-Uralic *sewe-. Cognates include Estonian sööma, Erzya сэвемс (sëvems), Hungarian eszik.


hevonen

hevonen (nominative singular)
hevoset (nominative plural)
hevonen (accusative nominative singular)
hevoset (accusative nominative plural)
hevosen (accusative genitive singular)
hevoset (accusative genitive plural)
hevosen (genitive singular)
hevosten (genitive plural)
hevosien (genitive plural)
hevosta (partitive singular)
hevosia (partitive plural)
hevosessa (inessive singular)
hevosissa (inessive plural)
hevosesta (elative singular)
hevosista (elative plural)
hevoseen (illative singular)
hevosiin (illative plural)
hevosella (adessive singular)
hevosilla (adessive plural)
hevoselta (ablative singular)
hevosilta (ablative plural)
hevoselle (allative singular)
hevosille (allative plural)
hevosena (essive singular)
hevosina (essive plural)
hevoseksi (singular translative)
hevosiksi (plural translative)
hevosetta (abessive singular)
hevositta (abessive plural)
hevosin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
hevoseni (nominative singular)
hevoseni (nominative plural)
hevoseni (accusative nominative singular)
hevoseni (accusative nominative plural)
hevoseni (accusative genitive singular)
hevoseni (accusative genitive plural)
hevoseni (genitive singular)
hevosteni (genitive plural)
hevosieni (genitive plural)
hevostani (partitive singular)
hevosiani (partitive plural)
hevosessani (inessive singular)
hevosissani (inessive plural)
hevosestani (elative singular)
hevosistani (elative plural)
hevoseeni (illative singular)
hevosiini (illative plural)
hevosellani (adessive singular)
hevosillani (adessive plural)
hevoseltani (ablative singular)
hevosiltani (ablative plural)
hevoselleni (allative singular)
hevosilleni (allative plural)
hevosenani (essive singular)
hevosinani (essive plural)
hevosekseni (singular translative)
hevosikseni (plural translative)
hevosettani (abessive singular)
hevosittani (abessive plural)
hevosineni (comitative plural)
hevosesi (nominative singular)
hevosesi (nominative plural)
hevosesi (accusative nominative singular)
hevosesi (accusative nominative plural)
hevosesi (accusative genitive singular)
hevosesi (accusative genitive plural)
hevosesi (genitive singular)
hevostesi (genitive plural)
hevosiesi (genitive plural)
hevostasi (partitive singular)
hevosiasi (partitive plural)
hevosessasi (inessive singular)
hevosissasi (inessive plural)
hevosestasi (elative singular)
hevosistasi (elative plural)
hevoseesi (illative singular)
hevosiisi (illative plural)
hevosellasi (adessive singular)
hevosillasi (adessive plural)
hevoseltasi (ablative singular)
hevosiltasi (ablative plural)
hevosellesi (allative singular)
hevosillesi (allative plural)
hevosenasi (essive singular)
hevosinasi (essive plural)
hevoseksesi (singular translative)
hevosiksesi (plural translative)
hevosettasi (abessive singular)
hevosittasi (abessive plural)
hevosinesi (comitative plural)
hevosemme (nominative singular)
hevosemme (nominative plural)
hevosemme (accusative nominative singular)
hevosemme (accusative nominative plural)
hevosemme (accusative genitive singular)
hevosemme (accusative genitive plural)
hevosemme (genitive singular)
hevostemme (genitive plural)
hevosiemme (genitive plural)
hevostamme (partitive singular)
hevosiamme (partitive plural)
hevosessamme (inessive singular)
hevosissamme (inessive plural)
hevosestamme (elative singular)
hevosistamme (elative plural)
hevoseemme (illative singular)
hevosiimme (illative plural)
hevosellamme (adessive singular)
hevosillamme (adessive plural)
hevoseltamme (ablative singular)
hevosiltamme (ablative plural)
hevosellemme (allative singular)
hevosillemme (allative plural)
hevosenamme (essive singular)
hevosinamme (essive plural)
hevoseksemme (singular translative)
hevosiksemme (plural translative)
hevosettamme (abessive singular)
hevosittamme (abessive plural)
hevosinemme (comitative plural)
hevosenne (nominative singular)
hevosenne (nominative plural)
hevosenne (accusative nominative singular)
hevosenne (accusative nominative plural)
hevosenne (accusative genitive singular)
hevosenne (accusative genitive plural)
hevosenne (genitive singular)
hevostenne (genitive plural)
hevosienne (genitive plural)
hevostanne (partitive singular)
hevosianne (partitive plural)
hevosessanne (inessive singular)
hevosissanne (inessive plural)
hevosestanne (elative singular)
hevosistanne (elative plural)
hevoseenne (illative singular)
hevosiinne (illative plural)
hevosellanne (adessive singular)
hevosillanne (adessive plural)
hevoseltanne (ablative singular)
hevosiltanne (ablative plural)
hevosellenne (allative singular)
hevosillenne (allative plural)
hevosenanne (essive singular)
hevosinanne (essive plural)
hevoseksenne (singular translative)
hevosiksenne (plural translative)
hevosettanne (abessive singular)
hevosittanne (abessive plural)
hevosinenne (comitative plural)
hevosensa (nominative singular)
hevosensa (nominative plural)
hevosensa (accusative nominative singular)
hevosensa (accusative nominative plural)
hevosensa (accusative genitive singular)
hevosensa (accusative genitive plural)
hevosensa (genitive singular)
hevostensa (genitive plural)
hevosiensa (genitive plural)
hevostaan (partitive singular)
hevostansa (partitive singular)
hevosiaan (partitive plural)
hevosiansa (partitive plural)
hevosessaan (inessive singular)
hevosessansa (inessive singular)
hevosissaan (inessive plural)
hevosissansa (inessive plural)
hevosestaan (elative singular)
hevosestansa (elative singular)
hevosistaan (elative plural)
hevosistansa (elative plural)
hevoseensa (illative singular)
hevosiinsa (illative plural)
hevosellaan (adessive singular)
hevosellansa (adessive singular)
hevosillaan (adessive plural)
hevosillansa (adessive plural)
hevoseltaan (ablative singular)
hevoseltansa (ablative singular)
hevosiltaan (ablative plural)
hevosiltansa (ablative plural)
hevoselleen (allative singular)
hevosellensa (allative singular)
hevosilleen (allative plural)
hevosillensa (allative plural)
hevosenaan (essive singular)
hevosenansa (essive singular)
hevosinaan (essive plural)
hevosinansa (essive plural)
hevosekseen (singular translative)
hevoseksensa (singular translative)
hevosikseen (plural translative)
hevosiksensa (plural translative)
hevosettaan (abessive singular)
hevosettansa (abessive singular)
hevosittaan (abessive plural)
hevosittansa (abessive plural)
hevosineen (comitative plural)
hevosinensa (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, roughly equivalent to hepo + -(i)nen. The weak grade -v- originates from the southwestern dialects, while the expected strong-grade heponen is only found in dialects, mainly in the southeast. Compare cognates in other Finnic languages such as Estonian hobune, Karelian hepoine. See hepo, *hëpo for further etymology.


calculate

en-verb

calculate (third-person singular simple present calculates, present participle calculating, simple past and past participle calculated)

calculates (present singular third-person)
calculating (participle present)
calculated (participle past)
calculated (past)
calculate (infinitive)

Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“I reckon, originally by means of pebbles”), from calculus (“a pebble”). Refer to calculus for origin.

(chess) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.


exchange

en-noun

exchange (countable and uncountable, plural exchanges)

From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex- in English. By surface analysis, ex- + change.

(chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.

(usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.


expert

From Old French, from Latin expertus, from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), perfect active participle of the unattested verb *perior (“I go through”), itself from Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *per-.

initiate

anyone initiated, anywhere from basic familiarity to expertise

(chess) A player ranking just below master.


pong

Borrowed from Hokkien 碰 (phòng). Compare English pung, Japanese 碰(ポン) (pon), Mandarin 碰 (pèng), Cantonese 碰 (pung³).

(mahjong) pung (a set of three identical tiles)


hotel

→ Amharic: ሆቴል (hotel)

→ Assamese: হোটেল (hütel)

→ Bengali: হোটেল (hōṭel)

→ Burmese: ဟိုတယ် (huitai)

→ Hindi: होटल (hoṭal)

→ Japanese: ホテル (hoteru)

→ Khmer: ហោតិល (haotəl)

→ Korean: 호텔 (hotel)

→ Malay: hotel

→ Maori: hōtēra

→ Nepali: होटल (hoṭal)

→ Oromo: hoteela

→ Persian: هوتَل (hôtal) (Dari)

→ Swahili: hoteli

desc

→ Tamil: ஓட்டல் (ōṭṭal)

→ Tamil: ஓட்டல் (ōṭṭal)

→ Thai: โฮเต็ล (hoo-dtel)

→ Tigrinya: ሆቴል (hotel)

→ Tok Pisin: hotel

→ Ukrainian: готе́ль (hotélʹ)

→ Urdu: ہوٹل (hoṭal)

Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.

der

The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.


catur

From Malay catur, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga), related to etymology 1.

synonym: sekak


catur

ms-noun

catur (Jawi spelling چاتور, informal 1st possessive caturku, 2nd possessive caturmu, 3rd possessive caturnya)

چاتور (Jawi)
caturku (first-person informal possessive)
caturmu (possessive second-person)
caturnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: catur

→ Maguindanao: satol

→ Maranao: sator

→ Tagalog: satol

→ Tausug: sattul

From Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga), related to etymology 1.


slaan

slaan (infinitive)
slaan (gerund neuter)
sla (first-person present singular)
sloeg (first-person past singular)
slaat (present second-person singular)
sla (present second-person singular)
sloeg (past second-person singular)
slaat (formal present second-person singular)
sloeg (formal past second-person singular)
slaat (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
slaat (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
sloegt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
sloegt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
slaat (present singular third-person)
sloeg (past singular third-person)
slaan (plural present)
sloegen (past plural)
sla (archaic present singular subjunctive)
sloege (archaic past singular subjunctive)
slaan (archaic plural present subjunctive)
sloegen (archaic past plural subjunctive)
sla (imperative present singular)
slaat (archaic imperative plural present)
slaand (participle present)
geslagen (participle past)

Afrikaans: slaan

Jersey Dutch: slân

desc

Negerhollands: slaa, sla, slae, slaeg, slagen

Skepi Creole Dutch: sla

From Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

(transitive, chess) to take one of your opponent's pieces


stuk

nl-noun

stuk n (plural stukken, diminutive stukje n)

stukken (plural)
stukje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch stucke, stuc, from Old Dutch *stukki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Cognate with German Stück, dialectal English steck and borrowed shtick.

(chess) a piece, one of the playing pieces in chess usually excluding pawns


ló

lovak (plural)
ló (nominative singular)
lovak (nominative plural)
lovat (accusative singular)
lovakat (accusative plural)
lónak (dative singular)
lovaknak (dative plural)
lóval (instrumental singular)
lovakkal (instrumental plural)
lóért (causal-final singular)
lovakért (causal-final plural)
lóvá (singular translative)
lovakká (plural translative)
lóig (singular terminative)
lovakig (plural terminative)
lóként (essive-formal singular)
lovakként (essive-formal plural)
lóban (inessive singular)
lovakban (inessive plural)
lovon (singular superessive)
lovakon (plural superessive)
lónál (adessive singular)
lovaknál (adessive plural)
lóba (illative singular)
lovakba (illative plural)
lóra (singular sublative)
lovakra (plural sublative)
lóhoz (allative singular)
lovakhoz (allative plural)
lóból (elative singular)
lovakból (elative plural)
lóról (delative singular)
lovakról (delative plural)
lótól (ablative singular)
lovaktól (ablative plural)
lóé (singular)
lovaké (plural)
lóéi (singular)
lovakéi (plural)
lovam (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
lovaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
lovad (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
lovaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
lova (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
lovai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
lovunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
lovaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
lovatok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
lovaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
lovuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
lovaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

From Proto-Ugric *luɣe ~ *luwɜ; further from possibly Proto-Tocharian *l(ə)wa (“prey, livestock”) (cf. Tocharian B luwo (“animal”)). Compare Northern Mansi лув (luv) and Eastern Khanty ԓӑв (łăw).


transposition

en-noun

transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transposition.wav

From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

(chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.


single

→ Dutch: single

→ Finnish: sinkku

→ German: Single

→ Indonesian: singel

→ Japanese: シングル (shinguru)

→ Polish: singiel

From Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Akin to Latin simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.

(dominoes) A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.


haarukka

haarukka (nominative singular)
haarukat (nominative plural)
haarukka (accusative nominative singular)
haarukat (accusative nominative plural)
haarukan (accusative genitive singular)
haarukat (accusative genitive plural)
haarukan (genitive singular)
haarukoiden (genitive plural)
haarukoitten (genitive plural)
haarukkojen (genitive plural)
haarukkain (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaa (partitive singular)
haarukoita (partitive plural)
haarukkoja (partitive plural)
haarukassa (inessive singular)
haarukoissa (inessive plural)
haarukasta (elative singular)
haarukoista (elative plural)
haarukkaan (illative singular)
haarukoihin (illative plural)
haarukkoihin (illative plural)
haarukalla (adessive singular)
haarukoilla (adessive plural)
haarukalta (ablative singular)
haarukoilta (ablative plural)
haarukalle (allative singular)
haarukoille (allative plural)
haarukkana (essive singular)
haarukkoina (essive plural)
haarukaksi (singular translative)
haarukoiksi (plural translative)
haarukatta (abessive singular)
haarukoitta (abessive plural)
haarukoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
haarukkani (nominative singular)
haarukkani (nominative plural)
haarukkani (accusative nominative singular)
haarukkani (accusative nominative plural)
haarukkani (accusative genitive singular)
haarukkani (accusative genitive plural)
haarukkani (genitive singular)
haarukoideni (genitive plural)
haarukoitteni (genitive plural)
haarukkojeni (genitive plural)
haarukkaini (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaani (partitive singular)
haarukoitani (partitive plural)
haarukkojani (partitive plural)
haarukassani (inessive singular)
haarukoissani (inessive plural)
haarukastani (elative singular)
haarukoistani (elative plural)
haarukkaani (illative singular)
haarukoihini (illative plural)
haarukkoihini (illative plural)
haarukallani (adessive singular)
haarukoillani (adessive plural)
haarukaltani (ablative singular)
haarukoiltani (ablative plural)
haarukalleni (allative singular)
haarukoilleni (allative plural)
haarukkanani (essive singular)
haarukkoinani (essive plural)
haarukakseni (singular translative)
haarukoikseni (plural translative)
haarukattani (abessive singular)
haarukoittani (abessive plural)
haarukkoineni (comitative plural)
haarukkasi (nominative singular)
haarukkasi (nominative plural)
haarukkasi (accusative nominative singular)
haarukkasi (accusative nominative plural)
haarukkasi (accusative genitive singular)
haarukkasi (accusative genitive plural)
haarukkasi (genitive singular)
haarukoidesi (genitive plural)
haarukoittesi (genitive plural)
haarukkojesi (genitive plural)
haarukkaisi (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaasi (partitive singular)
haarukoitasi (partitive plural)
haarukkojasi (partitive plural)
haarukassasi (inessive singular)
haarukoissasi (inessive plural)
haarukastasi (elative singular)
haarukoistasi (elative plural)
haarukkaasi (illative singular)
haarukoihisi (illative plural)
haarukkoihisi (illative plural)
haarukallasi (adessive singular)
haarukoillasi (adessive plural)
haarukaltasi (ablative singular)
haarukoiltasi (ablative plural)
haarukallesi (allative singular)
haarukoillesi (allative plural)
haarukkanasi (essive singular)
haarukkoinasi (essive plural)
haarukaksesi (singular translative)
haarukoiksesi (plural translative)
haarukattasi (abessive singular)
haarukoittasi (abessive plural)
haarukkoinesi (comitative plural)
haarukkamme (nominative singular)
haarukkamme (nominative plural)
haarukkamme (accusative nominative singular)
haarukkamme (accusative nominative plural)
haarukkamme (accusative genitive singular)
haarukkamme (accusative genitive plural)
haarukkamme (genitive singular)
haarukoidemme (genitive plural)
haarukoittemme (genitive plural)
haarukkojemme (genitive plural)
haarukkaimme (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaamme (partitive singular)
haarukoitamme (partitive plural)
haarukkojamme (partitive plural)
haarukassamme (inessive singular)
haarukoissamme (inessive plural)
haarukastamme (elative singular)
haarukoistamme (elative plural)
haarukkaamme (illative singular)
haarukoihimme (illative plural)
haarukkoihimme (illative plural)
haarukallamme (adessive singular)
haarukoillamme (adessive plural)
haarukaltamme (ablative singular)
haarukoiltamme (ablative plural)
haarukallemme (allative singular)
haarukoillemme (allative plural)
haarukkanamme (essive singular)
haarukkoinamme (essive plural)
haarukaksemme (singular translative)
haarukoiksemme (plural translative)
haarukattamme (abessive singular)
haarukoittamme (abessive plural)
haarukkoinemme (comitative plural)
haarukkanne (nominative singular)
haarukkanne (nominative plural)
haarukkanne (accusative nominative singular)
haarukkanne (accusative nominative plural)
haarukkanne (accusative genitive singular)
haarukkanne (accusative genitive plural)
haarukkanne (genitive singular)
haarukoidenne (genitive plural)
haarukoittenne (genitive plural)
haarukkojenne (genitive plural)
haarukkainne (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaanne (partitive singular)
haarukoitanne (partitive plural)
haarukkojanne (partitive plural)
haarukassanne (inessive singular)
haarukoissanne (inessive plural)
haarukastanne (elative singular)
haarukoistanne (elative plural)
haarukkaanne (illative singular)
haarukoihinne (illative plural)
haarukkoihinne (illative plural)
haarukallanne (adessive singular)
haarukoillanne (adessive plural)
haarukaltanne (ablative singular)
haarukoiltanne (ablative plural)
haarukallenne (allative singular)
haarukoillenne (allative plural)
haarukkananne (essive singular)
haarukkoinanne (essive plural)
haarukaksenne (singular translative)
haarukoiksenne (plural translative)
haarukattanne (abessive singular)
haarukoittanne (abessive plural)
haarukkoinenne (comitative plural)
haarukkansa (nominative singular)
haarukkansa (nominative plural)
haarukkansa (accusative nominative singular)
haarukkansa (accusative nominative plural)
haarukkansa (accusative genitive singular)
haarukkansa (accusative genitive plural)
haarukkansa (genitive singular)
haarukoidensa (genitive plural)
haarukoittensa (genitive plural)
haarukkojensa (genitive plural)
haarukkainsa (genitive plural rare)
haarukkaansa (partitive singular)
haarukoitaan (partitive plural)
haarukkojaan (partitive plural)
haarukoitansa (partitive plural)
haarukkojansa (partitive plural)
haarukassaan (inessive singular)
haarukassansa (inessive singular)
haarukoissaan (inessive plural)
haarukoissansa (inessive plural)
haarukastaan (elative singular)
haarukastansa (elative singular)
haarukoistaan (elative plural)
haarukoistansa (elative plural)
haarukkaansa (illative singular)
haarukoihinsa (illative plural)
haarukkoihinsa (illative plural)
haarukallaan (adessive singular)
haarukallansa (adessive singular)
haarukoillaan (adessive plural)
haarukoillansa (adessive plural)
haarukaltaan (ablative singular)
haarukaltansa (ablative singular)
haarukoiltaan (ablative plural)
haarukoiltansa (ablative plural)
haarukalleen (allative singular)
haarukallensa (allative singular)
haarukoilleen (allative plural)
haarukoillensa (allative plural)
haarukkanaan (essive singular)
haarukkanansa (essive singular)
haarukkoinaan (essive plural)
haarukkoinansa (essive plural)
haarukakseen (singular translative)
haarukaksensa (singular translative)
haarukoikseen (plural translative)
haarukoiksensa (plural translative)
haarukattaan (abessive singular)
haarukattansa (abessive singular)
haarukoittaan (abessive plural)
haarukoittansa (abessive plural)
haarukkoineen (comitative plural)
haarukkoinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈhɑ̝ːrukːɑ̝]

haara (“branch”) + -ukka, inspired by lusikka. Replaced now dialectal kahveli. According to Häkkinen (2004), first attested in 1670.


combination

combination (countable and uncountable, plural combinations)

PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō.
Morphologically combine + -ation

(chess) An advantageous sequence of forcing or nearly forcing moves, often initiated with a sacrifice.


shah

sq-noun

shah m (plural shahë, definite shahu, definite plural shahët)

shahë (plural)
shahu (definite)
shahët (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاه (shâh), from Persian شاه (šâh).


chessboard

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.


kala

kala f (plural kala, definite kalaja, definite plural kalatë)

kala (plural)
kalaja (definite)
kalatë (definite plural)
kala (indefinite nominative singular)
kalaja (definite nominative singular)
kala (indefinite nominative plural)
kalatë (definite nominative plural)
kala (accusative indefinite singular)
kalanë (accusative definite singular)
kala (accusative indefinite plural)
kalatë (accusative definite plural)
kalajeje (dative indefinite singular)
kalasë (dative definite singular)
kalave (dative indefinite plural)
kalave (dative definite plural)
kalajeje (ablative indefinite singular)
kalasë (ablative definite singular)
kalash (ablative indefinite plural)
kalave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale), from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).


veža

sk-noun

veža f (relational adjective vežový or (dated) vežný, diminutive vežička or viežka)

vežový (adjective relational)
vežný (adjective dated relational)
vežička (diminutive)
viežka (diminutive)
nominative
veža (singular)
veže (plural)
genitive
veže (singular)
veží (plural)
dative
veži (singular)
vežiam (plural)
accusative
vežu (singular)
locative
vežiach (plural)
instrumental
vežou (singular)
vežami (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Polish wieża (“tower”), Slovene veža (“hallway”), Russian вежа (veža, “caravan; tower”). Related to viezť.


strelec

strelec m pers (female equivalent strelkyňa, relational adjective strelecký)

strelkyňa (feminine)
strelecký (adjective relational)
nominative
strelec (singular)
strelci (plural)
genitive
strelca (singular)
strelcov (plural)
dative
strelcovi (singular)
strelcom (plural)
accusative
locative
strelcoch (plural)
instrumental
strelcom (singular)
strelcami (plural)


kale

head

kale (definite accusative kaleyi, plural kaleler)

kaleyi (accusative definite)
kaleler (plural)
kale (nominative singular)
kaleler (nominative plural)
kaleyi (accusative definite singular)
kaleleri (accusative definite plural)
kaleye (dative singular)
kalelere (dative plural)
kalede (locative singular)
kalelerde (locative plural)
kaleden (ablative singular)
kalelerden (ablative plural)
kalenin (genitive singular)
kalelerin (genitive plural)
kalem (first-person nominative singular)
kalelerim (first-person nominative singular)
kalen (nominative second-person singular)
kalelerin (nominative second-person singular)
kalesi (nominative singular third-person)
kaleleri (nominative singular third-person)
kalemiz (first-person nominative plural)
kalelerimiz (first-person nominative plural)
kaleniz (nominative plural second-person)
kaleleriniz (nominative plural second-person)
kaleleri (nominative plural third-person)
kalemi (accusative definite first-person singular)
kalelerimi (accusative definite first-person singular)
kaleni (accusative definite second-person singular)
kalelerini (accusative definite second-person singular)
kalesini (accusative definite singular third-person)
kalelerini (accusative definite singular third-person)
kalemizi (accusative definite first-person plural)
kalelerimizi (accusative definite first-person plural)
kalenizi (accusative definite plural second-person)
kalelerinizi (accusative definite plural second-person)
kalelerini (accusative definite plural third-person)
kaleme (dative first-person singular)
kalelerime (dative first-person singular)
kalene (dative second-person singular)
kalelerine (dative second-person singular)
kalesine (dative singular third-person)
kalelerine (dative singular third-person)
kalemize (dative first-person plural)
kalelerimize (dative first-person plural)
kalenize (dative plural second-person)
kalelerinize (dative plural second-person)
kalelerine (dative plural third-person)
kalemde (first-person locative singular)
kalelerimde (first-person locative singular)
kalende (locative second-person singular)
kalelerinde (locative second-person singular)
kalesinde (locative singular third-person)
kalelerinde (locative singular third-person)
kalemizde (first-person locative plural)
kalelerimizde (first-person locative plural)
kalenizde (locative plural second-person)
kalelerinizde (locative plural second-person)
kalelerinde (locative plural third-person)
kalemden (ablative first-person singular)
kalelerimden (ablative first-person singular)
kalenden (ablative second-person singular)
kalelerinden (ablative second-person singular)
kalesinden (ablative singular third-person)
kalelerinden (ablative singular third-person)
kalemizden (ablative first-person plural)
kalelerimizden (ablative first-person plural)
kalenizden (ablative plural second-person)
kalelerinizden (ablative plural second-person)
kalelerinden (ablative plural third-person)
kalemin (first-person genitive singular)
kalelerimin (first-person genitive singular)
kalenin (genitive second-person singular)
kalelerinin (genitive second-person singular)
kalesinin (genitive singular third-person)
kalelerinin (genitive singular third-person)
kalemizin (first-person genitive plural)
kalelerimizin (first-person genitive plural)
kalenizin (genitive plural second-person)
kalelerinizin (genitive plural second-person)
kalelerinin (genitive plural third-person)

From Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kal'a), قله (kale), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, “fort, fortress”).


torni

torni (nominative singular)
tornit (nominative plural)
torni (accusative nominative singular)
tornit (accusative nominative plural)
tornin (accusative genitive singular)
tornit (accusative genitive plural)
tornin (genitive singular)
tornien (genitive plural)
tornia (partitive singular)
torneja (partitive plural)
tornissa (inessive singular)
torneissa (inessive plural)
tornista (elative singular)
torneista (elative plural)
torniin (illative singular)
torneihin (illative plural)
tornilla (adessive singular)
torneilla (adessive plural)
tornilta (ablative singular)
torneilta (ablative plural)
tornille (allative singular)
torneille (allative plural)
tornina (essive singular)
torneina (essive plural)
torniksi (singular translative)
torneiksi (plural translative)
tornitta (abessive singular)
torneitta (abessive plural)
tornein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
tornini (nominative singular)
tornini (nominative plural)
tornini (accusative nominative singular)
tornini (accusative nominative plural)
tornini (accusative genitive singular)
tornini (accusative genitive plural)
tornini (genitive singular)
tornieni (genitive plural)
torniani (partitive singular)
tornejani (partitive plural)
tornissani (inessive singular)
torneissani (inessive plural)
tornistani (elative singular)
torneistani (elative plural)
torniini (illative singular)
torneihini (illative plural)
tornillani (adessive singular)
torneillani (adessive plural)
torniltani (ablative singular)
torneiltani (ablative plural)
tornilleni (allative singular)
torneilleni (allative plural)
torninani (essive singular)
torneinani (essive plural)
tornikseni (singular translative)
torneikseni (plural translative)
tornittani (abessive singular)
torneittani (abessive plural)
torneineni (comitative plural)
tornisi (nominative singular)
tornisi (nominative plural)
tornisi (accusative nominative singular)
tornisi (accusative nominative plural)
tornisi (accusative genitive singular)
tornisi (accusative genitive plural)
tornisi (genitive singular)
torniesi (genitive plural)
torniasi (partitive singular)
tornejasi (partitive plural)
tornissasi (inessive singular)
torneissasi (inessive plural)
tornistasi (elative singular)
torneistasi (elative plural)
torniisi (illative singular)
torneihisi (illative plural)
tornillasi (adessive singular)
torneillasi (adessive plural)
torniltasi (ablative singular)
torneiltasi (ablative plural)
tornillesi (allative singular)
torneillesi (allative plural)
torninasi (essive singular)
torneinasi (essive plural)
torniksesi (singular translative)
torneiksesi (plural translative)
tornittasi (abessive singular)
torneittasi (abessive plural)
torneinesi (comitative plural)
tornimme (nominative singular)
tornimme (nominative plural)
tornimme (accusative nominative singular)
tornimme (accusative nominative plural)
tornimme (accusative genitive singular)
tornimme (accusative genitive plural)
tornimme (genitive singular)
torniemme (genitive plural)
torniamme (partitive singular)
tornejamme (partitive plural)
tornissamme (inessive singular)
torneissamme (inessive plural)
tornistamme (elative singular)
torneistamme (elative plural)
torniimme (illative singular)
torneihimme (illative plural)
tornillamme (adessive singular)
torneillamme (adessive plural)
torniltamme (ablative singular)
torneiltamme (ablative plural)
tornillemme (allative singular)
torneillemme (allative plural)
torninamme (essive singular)
torneinamme (essive plural)
torniksemme (singular translative)
torneiksemme (plural translative)
tornittamme (abessive singular)
torneittamme (abessive plural)
torneinemme (comitative plural)
torninne (nominative singular)
torninne (nominative plural)
torninne (accusative nominative singular)
torninne (accusative nominative plural)
torninne (accusative genitive singular)
torninne (accusative genitive plural)
torninne (genitive singular)
tornienne (genitive plural)
tornianne (partitive singular)
tornejanne (partitive plural)
tornissanne (inessive singular)
torneissanne (inessive plural)
tornistanne (elative singular)
torneistanne (elative plural)
torniinne (illative singular)
torneihinne (illative plural)
tornillanne (adessive singular)
torneillanne (adessive plural)
torniltanne (ablative singular)
torneiltanne (ablative plural)
tornillenne (allative singular)
torneillenne (allative plural)
torninanne (essive singular)
torneinanne (essive plural)
torniksenne (singular translative)
torneiksenne (plural translative)
tornittanne (abessive singular)
torneittanne (abessive plural)
torneinenne (comitative plural)
torninsa (nominative singular)
torninsa (nominative plural)
torninsa (accusative nominative singular)
torninsa (accusative nominative plural)
torninsa (accusative genitive singular)
torninsa (accusative genitive plural)
torninsa (genitive singular)
torniensa (genitive plural)
torniaan (partitive singular)
torniansa (partitive singular)
tornejaan (partitive plural)
tornejansa (partitive plural)
tornissaan (inessive singular)
tornissansa (inessive singular)
torneissaan (inessive plural)
torneissansa (inessive plural)
tornistaan (elative singular)
tornistansa (elative singular)
torneistaan (elative plural)
torneistansa (elative plural)
torniinsa (illative singular)
torneihinsa (illative plural)
tornillaan (adessive singular)
tornillansa (adessive singular)
torneillaan (adessive plural)
torneillansa (adessive plural)
torniltaan (ablative singular)
torniltansa (ablative singular)
torneiltaan (ablative plural)
torneiltansa (ablative plural)
tornilleen (allative singular)
tornillensa (allative singular)
torneilleen (allative plural)
torneillensa (allative plural)
torninaan (essive singular)
torninansa (essive singular)
torneinaan (essive plural)
torneinansa (essive plural)
tornikseen (singular translative)
torniksensa (singular translative)
torneikseen (plural translative)
torneiksensa (plural translative)
tornittaan (abessive singular)
tornittansa (abessive singular)
torneittaan (abessive plural)
torneittansa (abessive plural)
torneineen (comitative plural)
torneinensa (comitative plural)

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish torn (compare Swedish torn), ultimately from Latin turris.


padre

padre class V (canonical)
mapadre class VI (plural)


slon

slonice (feminine)
slon (nominative singular)
sloni (nominative plural)
slona (genitive singular)
slonů (genitive plural)
slonovi (dative singular)
slonu (dative singular)
slonům (dative plural)
slona (accusative singular)
slony (accusative plural)
slone (singular vocative)
sloni (plural vocative)
slonovi (locative singular)
slonu (locative singular)
slonech (locative plural)
slonem (instrumental singular)
slony (instrumental plural)

(xiangqi) elephant: a xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.


inaccuracy

en-noun

inaccuracy (countable and uncountable, plural inaccuracies)

(chess) A move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a blunder.


fix

en-verb

fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed)

fixes (present singular third-person)
fixing (participle present)
fixt (participle past)
fixt (past)
fixed (participle past)
fixed (past)
fix (infinitive)

→ Dutch: fixen, fiksen

From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.

der

(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

(transitive, chess) To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.


ala

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.

(chess) each player’s half of the chessboard


try

From Middle English trien (“to try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier (“to try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin, but likely from Late Latin trītāre (“to grind”), from Classical Latin trītus, the past participle of terō, terere, with the semantic shift seemingly originating from the Latin set phrase granum terere (“to beat the corn from the chaff”), which can also be found in modern French as trier le grain.
Replaced native Middle English cunnen (“to try”) (from Old English cunnian), Middle English fandien (“to try, prove”) (from Old English fandian), and Middle English costnien (“to try, tempt, test”) (from Old English costnian).

cog

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔aɪ̯]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯]

(chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.


soldier

From Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”), from Medieval Latin soldarius (“soldier (one having pay)”), from Late Latin solidus, a type of coin. Displaced Old English cempa (whence obsolete kemp).
(red herring): An allusion to soldiers' red uniforms; red herring is, reciprocally, a slang term for "soldier".

der

(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that moves and captures by advancing one point. Once it has crossed the river, it may also move and capture one point horizontally.


resign

en-verb

resign (third-person singular simple present resigns, present participle resigning, simple past and past participle resigned)

resigns (present singular third-person)
resigning (participle present)
resigned (participle past)
resigned (past)

From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.

uder

(transitive) To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.


royal

en-adj

royal (comparative royaler or royaller, superlative royalest or royallest)

royaler (comparative)
royaller (comparative)
royalest (superlative)
royallest (superlative)

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.

mbretëror

of or relating to a monarch or his family

Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

(chess) Describing a piece which, if captured, results in loss of game.


tour

→ Breton: tour

→ Russian: тура́ (turá)

→ Ukrainian: тура́ (turá)

Inherited from Old French tor, from Latin turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis).


position

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positio (“a putting, position”), from ponere, past participle positus (“to put, place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

positio

finance: amount of financial instruments held by someone

emergency position indicating radio beacon

emergency position indicating radio-beacon

emergency position indicating radiobeacon

(chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.


penetrate

en-verb

penetrate (third-person singular simple present penetrates, present participle penetrating, simple past and past participle penetrated)

penetrates (present singular third-person)
penetrating (participle present)
penetrated (participle past)
penetrated (past)

From Latin penētrātus, past participle of penētrō (“to put, set, or place within, enter, pierce, penetrate”), from penes (“within, with”) by analogy to intrō (“to go in, enter”).

(chess) To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.


moku

moku (nominative singular)
mokut (nominative plural)
moku (accusative nominative singular)
mokut (accusative nominative plural)
mokun (accusative genitive singular)
mokut (accusative genitive plural)
mokun (genitive singular)
mokujen (genitive plural)
mokua (partitive singular)
mokuja (partitive plural)
mokussa (inessive singular)
mokuissa (inessive plural)
mokusta (elative singular)
mokuista (elative plural)
mokuun (illative singular)
mokuihin (illative plural)
mokulla (adessive singular)
mokuilla (adessive plural)
mokulta (ablative singular)
mokuilta (ablative plural)
mokulle (allative singular)
mokuille (allative plural)
mokuna (essive singular)
mokuina (essive plural)
mokuksi (singular translative)
mokuiksi (plural translative)
mokutta (abessive singular)
mokuitta (abessive plural)
mokuin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
mokuni (nominative singular)
mokuni (nominative plural)
mokuni (accusative nominative singular)
mokuni (accusative nominative plural)
mokuni (accusative genitive singular)
mokuni (accusative genitive plural)
mokuni (genitive singular)
mokujeni (genitive plural)
mokuani (partitive singular)
mokujani (partitive plural)
mokussani (inessive singular)
mokuissani (inessive plural)
mokustani (elative singular)
mokuistani (elative plural)
mokuuni (illative singular)
mokuihini (illative plural)
mokullani (adessive singular)
mokuillani (adessive plural)
mokultani (ablative singular)
mokuiltani (ablative plural)
mokulleni (allative singular)
mokuilleni (allative plural)
mokunani (essive singular)
mokuinani (essive plural)
mokukseni (singular translative)
mokuikseni (plural translative)
mokuttani (abessive singular)
mokuittani (abessive plural)
mokuineni (comitative plural)
mokusi (nominative singular)
mokusi (nominative plural)
mokusi (accusative nominative singular)
mokusi (accusative nominative plural)
mokusi (accusative genitive singular)
mokusi (accusative genitive plural)
mokusi (genitive singular)
mokujesi (genitive plural)
mokuasi (partitive singular)
mokujasi (partitive plural)
mokussasi (inessive singular)
mokuissasi (inessive plural)
mokustasi (elative singular)
mokuistasi (elative plural)
mokuusi (illative singular)
mokuihisi (illative plural)
mokullasi (adessive singular)
mokuillasi (adessive plural)
mokultasi (ablative singular)
mokuiltasi (ablative plural)
mokullesi (allative singular)
mokuillesi (allative plural)
mokunasi (essive singular)
mokuinasi (essive plural)
mokuksesi (singular translative)
mokuiksesi (plural translative)
mokuttasi (abessive singular)
mokuittasi (abessive plural)
mokuinesi (comitative plural)
mokumme (nominative singular)
mokumme (nominative plural)
mokumme (accusative nominative singular)
mokumme (accusative nominative plural)
mokumme (accusative genitive singular)
mokumme (accusative genitive plural)
mokumme (genitive singular)
mokujemme (genitive plural)
mokuamme (partitive singular)
mokujamme (partitive plural)
mokussamme (inessive singular)
mokuissamme (inessive plural)
mokustamme (elative singular)
mokuistamme (elative plural)
mokuumme (illative singular)
mokuihimme (illative plural)
mokullamme (adessive singular)
mokuillamme (adessive plural)
mokultamme (ablative singular)
mokuiltamme (ablative plural)
mokullemme (allative singular)
mokuillemme (allative plural)
mokunamme (essive singular)
mokuinamme (essive plural)
mokuksemme (singular translative)
mokuiksemme (plural translative)
mokuttamme (abessive singular)
mokuittamme (abessive plural)
mokuinemme (comitative plural)
mokunne (nominative singular)
mokunne (nominative plural)
mokunne (accusative nominative singular)
mokunne (accusative nominative plural)
mokunne (accusative genitive singular)
mokunne (accusative genitive plural)
mokunne (genitive singular)
mokujenne (genitive plural)
mokuanne (partitive singular)
mokujanne (partitive plural)
mokussanne (inessive singular)
mokuissanne (inessive plural)
mokustanne (elative singular)
mokuistanne (elative plural)
mokuunne (illative singular)
mokuihinne (illative plural)
mokullanne (adessive singular)
mokuillanne (adessive plural)
mokultanne (ablative singular)
mokuiltanne (ablative plural)
mokullenne (allative singular)
mokuillenne (allative plural)
mokunanne (essive singular)
mokuinanne (essive plural)
mokuksenne (singular translative)
mokuiksenne (plural translative)
mokuttanne (abessive singular)
mokuittanne (abessive plural)
mokuinenne (comitative plural)
mokunsa (nominative singular)
mokunsa (nominative plural)
mokunsa (accusative nominative singular)
mokunsa (accusative nominative plural)
mokunsa (accusative genitive singular)
mokunsa (accusative genitive plural)
mokunsa (genitive singular)
mokujensa (genitive plural)
mokuaan (partitive singular)
mokuansa (partitive singular)
mokujaan (partitive plural)
mokujansa (partitive plural)
mokussaan (inessive singular)
mokussansa (inessive singular)
mokuissaan (inessive plural)
mokuissansa (inessive plural)
mokustaan (elative singular)
mokustansa (elative singular)
mokuistaan (elative plural)
mokuistansa (elative plural)
mokuunsa (illative singular)
mokuihinsa (illative plural)
mokullaan (adessive singular)
mokullansa (adessive singular)
mokuillaan (adessive plural)
mokuillansa (adessive plural)
mokultaan (ablative singular)
mokultansa (ablative singular)
mokuiltaan (ablative plural)
mokuiltansa (ablative plural)
mokulleen (allative singular)
mokullensa (allative singular)
mokuilleen (allative plural)
mokuillensa (allative plural)
mokunaan (essive singular)
mokunansa (essive singular)
mokuinaan (essive plural)
mokuinansa (essive plural)
mokukseen (singular translative)
mokuksensa (singular translative)
mokuikseen (plural translative)
mokuiksensa (plural translative)
mokuttaan (abessive singular)
mokuttansa (abessive singular)
mokuittaan (abessive plural)
mokuittansa (abessive plural)
mokuineen (comitative plural)
mokuinensa (comitative plural)


ko

Black gets an easy game by just filling the ko.

(go) A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

Black wins the ko easily.

Black recaptures the ko and white has to find another ko threat.

(go) a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone


block

→ Dutch: block

→ German: Block

→ Irish: bloc

→ Manx: block

→ Maori: poraka

→ Norwegian: blokk

→ Polish: blok

desctree

→ Russian: блок (blok)
→ Armenian: բլոկ (blok)
→ Yakut: блок (blok)

→ Spanish: block

→ Vietnamese: lốc

From Middle English blok (“log, stump, solid piece”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Dutch *blok (“log”), from Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old Frisian blok, Old Saxon blok, Old High German bloh, bloc (“block”), Old English bolca (“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr (“divider, partition”). More at balk. See also bloc, bulk.

طَابُوقَة

substantial often approximately cuboid piece

թաղամաս

group of buildings demarcated by streets

Something that prevents something from passing.

(backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.


fou

Derived from Spanish alfil, from Arabic اَلْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant; bishop (chess piece)”), influenced by Etymology 1.


place

en-noun

place (countable and uncountable, plural places)

Pijin: ples

Tok Pisin: ples

From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“to spread”), extended form of *pleh₂- (“flat”). Displaced native Old English stōw, stede, and -ern. Compare also English pleck (“plot of ground”), West Frisian plak (“place, spot, location”), Dutch plek (“place, spot, patch”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and plaza.

pleace

some English dialects: 18th–19th centuries; Scots: until the 17th century

all over the place like a mad woman's custard

lightning does not strike twice in the same place

lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place

lightning never strikes twice in the same place

there is a place and time for everything

there is a time and place for everything

there's a time and a place for everything

(chess, obsolete) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.


kula

kúla (canonical feminine)
ку́ла (Cyrillic)
kúla (nominative singular)
kule (nominative plural)
kule (genitive singular)
kula (genitive plural)
kuli (dative singular)
kulama (dative plural)
kulu (accusative singular)
kule (accusative plural)
kulo (singular vocative)
kule (plural vocative)
kuli (locative singular)
kulama (locative plural)
kulom (instrumental singular)
kulama (instrumental plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle) (Turkish kule), from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”).


eques

la-noun

eques m (genitive equitis); third declension

equitis (genitive)
eques (nominative singular)
equitēs (nominative plural)
equitis (genitive singular)
equitum (genitive plural)
equitī (dative singular)
equitibus (dative plural)
equitem (accusative singular)
equitēs (accusative plural)
equite (ablative singular)
equitibus (ablative plural)
eques (singular vocative)
equitēs (plural vocative)

From equus (“horse”) + -es (“-faring”). Compare pedes, mīles for similar formations.


roc

From Old French roc, ultimately from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”), possibly from Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “chariot”).


roc

French: roc


roc

fro-noun

roc oblique singular, m (oblique plural ros, nominative singular ros, nominative plural roc)

roc oblique singular or (canonical masculine)
ros (oblique plural)
ros (nominative singular)
roc (nominative plural)

Middle French: roc
French: roc

→ Middle English: rook

English: rook

→ Japanese: ルーク (rūku)

→ Korean: 룩 (ruk)

Borrowed from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ), from Persian رخ (rox).


rey

Chavacano: rey

Papiamentu: rey

→ San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: rey

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey


scacchic

From Italian scacchi (“chess”); see -ic.

[…] for although Brunet y Bellet has indeed given a valuable description and reproduction of the Introductory portions of the scacchic part of that MS., he does not pretend to treat the positions of even that section, and has little or nothing to say about the pages filled with examples of other games.

1905, Willard Fiske, Chess in Iceland and Icelandic Literature, page 201:

The second theme to feed in from Bloodline is that of playing games. This is certainly true of the scacchic opening, […]

2006, Paul Kane, The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy, →ISBN, page 170:

In response to this barbarity, the philosopher Philometer invents chess, effectively replacing the body metaphor with the scacchic metaphor.

2008, Mark N. Taylor, “Mirror to the Polity”, in Review of Politics, →DOI:


dobre

Bora começar com um dobre de sena.

(dominoes) double (tile where both ends have the same value):


mat

mat (nominative singular)
maty (nominative plural)
matu (genitive singular)
matů (genitive plural)
matu (dative singular)
matům (dative plural)
mat (accusative singular)
maty (accusative plural)
mate (singular vocative)
maty (plural vocative)
matu (locative singular)
matech (locative plural)
matem (instrumental singular)
maty (instrumental plural)

Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, literally “the king is amazed”).


mat

English: mate

From Old French mat, a backformation from eschec mat (“checkmate”).

(chess) Said when the opponent's king is captured.


mat

mat (nominative singular)
maty (nominative plural)
mata (genitive singular)
matów (genitive plural)
matowi (dative singular)
matom (dative plural)
mata (accusative singular)
maty (accusative plural)
matem (instrumental singular)
matami (instrumental plural)
macie (locative singular)
matach (locative plural)
macie (singular vocative)
maty (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic مَات (māt), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât).


šach-mat

Derived from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is dead”).

der+

the words spoken at the end of a chess game by the winner, checkmate


šach

šach (nominative singular)
šachy (nominative plural)
šachu (genitive singular)
šachů (genitive plural)
šachu (dative singular)
šachům (dative plural)
šach (accusative singular)
šachy (accusative plural)
šachu (singular vocative)
šachy (plural vocative)
šachu (locative singular)
šachách (locative plural)
šachem (instrumental singular)
šachy (instrumental plural)

Via Arabic, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).


šach

šach (nominative singular)
šacha (dual nominative)
šachy (nominative plural)
šacha (genitive singular)
šachowu (dual genitive)
šachow (genitive plural)
šachoju (dative singular)
šachoma (dative dual)
šacham (dative plural)
šach (accusative singular)
šacha (accusative dual)
šachy (accusative plural)
šachom (instrumental singular)
šachoma (dual instrumental)
šachami (instrumental plural)
šachu (locative singular)
šachoma (dual locative)
šachach (locative plural)

From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Arabic شاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).


šach

sk-noun

šach m inan (relational adjective šachový)

šachový (adjective relational)
nominative
šach (singular)
šachy (plural)
genitive
šachu (singular)
šachov (plural)
dative
šachom (plural)
accusative
locative
šachoch (plural)
instrumental
šachom (singular)
šachmi (plural)


šach

šachowy (adjective)
šach (nominative singular)
šachaj (dual nominative)
šachi (nominative plural)
šacha (genitive singular)
šachow (dual genitive)
šachow (genitive plural)
šachej (dative singular)
šachomaj (dative dual)
šacham (dative plural)
šach (accusative singular)
šachaj (accusative dual)
šachi (accusative plural)
šachom (instrumental singular)
šachomaj (dual instrumental)
šachami (instrumental plural)
šachu (locative singular)
šachomaj (dual locative)
šachach (locative plural)
šacho (singular vocative)
šachaj (dual vocative)
šachi (plural vocative)