"échec" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [French]

IPA: /e.ʃɛk/ Audio: Fr-échec.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: Inherited from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). See also French mat. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*tek-|id=receive}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|eschec|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French eschec, {{inh+|fr|fro|eschec}} Inherited from Old French eschec, {{inh|fr|ML.|scaccus}} Medieval Latin scaccus, {{der|fr|ar|شَاه||king or check at chess, shah}} Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), {{der|fr|fa-cls|شاه||king|tr=šāh}} Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), {{der|fr|pal|𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠|sc=Phli|ts=šāh}} Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), {{der|fr|peo|𐏋||king|ts=xšāyaθiya}} Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), {{der|fr|iir-pro|*kšáyati||he rules, he has power over}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*tek-||to receive}} Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”), {{m|fr|mat}} mat
  1. check
    Sense id: en-échec-fr-intj-IPZcKGcb

Noun [French]

IPA: /e.ʃɛk/ Audio: Fr-échec.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: échecs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: Inherited from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). See also French mat. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*tek-|id=receive}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|eschec|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French eschec, {{inh+|fr|fro|eschec}} Inherited from Old French eschec, {{inh|fr|ML.|scaccus}} Medieval Latin scaccus, {{der|fr|ar|شَاه||king or check at chess, shah}} Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), {{der|fr|fa-cls|شاه||king|tr=šāh}} Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), {{der|fr|pal|𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠|sc=Phli|ts=šāh}} Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), {{der|fr|peo|𐏋||king|ts=xšāyaθiya}} Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), {{der|fr|iir-pro|*kšáyati||he rules, he has power over}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*tek-||to receive}} Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”), {{m|fr|mat}} mat Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} échec m (plural échecs)
  1. failure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-échec-fr-noun-FtNLXnvL Categories (other): Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters: 5 54 40 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 55 42
  2. (chess) check Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-échec-fr-noun-IPZcKGcb Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: échec et mat, faire échec, tenir en échec

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/e.ʃɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "échecs"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-échec.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0f/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Paris"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (France, Paris)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "échec"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters",
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French interjections",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Arabic",
    "French terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "French terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Old Persian",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tek- (receive)",
    "French terms inherited from Medieval Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:French/ɛk"
  ],
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "xec",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tek-",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
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    {
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        "2": "fro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French eschec",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "eschec"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "scaccus"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin scaccus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَاه",
        "4": "",
        "5": "king or check at chess, shah"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "شاه",
        "4": "",
        "5": "king",
        "tr": "šāh"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠",
        "sc": "Phli",
        "ts": "šāh"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐏋",
        "4": "",
        "5": "king",
        "ts": "xšāyaθiya"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*kšáyati",
        "4": "",
        "5": "he rules, he has power over"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tek-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to receive"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "mat"
      },
      "expansion": "mat",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). See also French mat.",
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "check"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ʃɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "échecs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-échec.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0f/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Fr-%C3%A9chec.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Paris"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (France, Paris)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "échec"
}

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