šachmatai

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

Noun

šachmãtai m pl stress pattern 2

  1. chess
    šachmatų figūra ― chess piece
    šachmatų partija ― a game of chess
    Iki pusės dešimtos mes žaidėme šachmatais.
    We played chess until half past ten.

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

References
  • “šachmatai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “šachmatai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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