Schachmatt

Meaning

1. (neuter, strong) checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)
2. (figuratively, neuter, strong) checkmate, definite defeat

Concepts

checkmate

final stage

check and mate

Synonyms

Niederlage

Matt

🧉

Schach Matt

Translations

échec et mat

scacco matto

jaque mate

xeque-mate

schaakmat

escac i mat

ματ

شاه مات

mate

شَاه مَات

mat

latrunculusque matum

mat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaxˈmat/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tek-der.
Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ)
Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ)
Classical Persian شَاه (šāh)
Classical Persian مَات (māt)
Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt)der.
German schachmatt
German Schachmatt
Nominalization of schachmatt (“checkmated”).