English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ʧ�kmeɪt/
SAMPA|/"tSEkmeIt/

Etymology
From Pers. fa-Arab|شا� �ات (š�h m�t), the king is dead or the king is conquered (borrowed through Middle English chekmat, through Old French eschec mat).

Interjection
checkmate

1. chess Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.

Translations
trans-top|said when making the conclusive move in chess
Chinese: �死, �死 (jiàng s�)
Dutch: schaakmat
Finnish: shakki ja matti
Persian: fa-Arab|ش��ات (š�hm�t)
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Romanian: �ah mat
Russian: �а� и ма� (ša� i mat), ма� (mat)
Slovene: Å¡ah mat, mat
Spanish: jaque mate
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ttbc|German: Schachmatt n
ttbc|Portuguese: xeque-mate m
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Noun
checkmate

1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king has no possible move that can remove him from check, the threat of attack.
2. figuratively|by extension Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss.

Translations
trans-top|conclusive victory in a game of chess
Arabic: ARchar|شا� �ات (š�h m�t)
Chinese: �死, �死 (jiàng s�)
Czech: mat m
Dutch: schaakmat
Finnish: matti
German: Schachmatt n
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|��� �te), Jpan|������� (chekkumeito)
Portuguese: xeque-mate m
Romanian: �ah-mat n
Russian: �а� и ма� (ša� i mat) m, ма� (mat) m
Slovene: Å¡ah mat m, mat m
Spanish: jaque mate m, mate#Spanish|mate m
Swedish: matt c, schack matt c
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trans-top|situation with no obvious escape that involves personal loss
Chinese: 徹�失�, 彻�失败 (chè d� shī bài)
ttbc|German: Niederlage f
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ttbc|Czech: šach mat (1,2), matová situace (3)
ttbc|Estonian: matt
ttbc|French: échec et mat
ttbc|Italian: scacco matto
ttbc|Korean: �� �군 (oetong janggun)
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ttbc|Latin: latrunculusque matum
ttbc|Persian: fa-Arab|ش��ات (shâhmât)
ttbc|Polish: szach-mat m
ttbc|Slovak: mat#Slovak|mat m (1), Å¡ach-mat (2)
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Verb
en-verb|checkmat|ing

1. transitive|chess To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

#: That jerk checkmated me in four moves!

1. transitive|by extension To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss.

Translations
trans-top|to put an opponent into chessmate
Chinese: �...�死, �...�死 (b� jiàng s�)
Finnish: matittaa, tehdä matti
Persian: fa-Arab|ش��ات کرد� (š�hm�t kardan), fa-Arab|�ات کرد� (m�t kardan)
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Russian: ��ави�� ма� (stávit� mat) impf, по��ави�� ма� (postávit� mat) pf
Slovene: matirati
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trans-top|to lead to a situation of no escape
Chinese: ��, �败 (cuò bài)
Finnish: saattaa umpikuja|umpikujaan, panna ahdas|ahtaalle
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ttbc|French: faire échec et mat
ttbc|German: schachmatt setzen (1,2)
ttbc|Portuguese: dar xeque-mate
ttbc|Romanian: �ah mat
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ttbc|Slovak: dať šach mat (1)
ttbc|Spanish: dar jaque mate, dar mate
ttbc|Swedish: schackmatta (1), sätta matt (1), göra matt (1), sätta schackmatt (1), göra schackmatt (1)
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Related terms
stalemate

References
Daily Times article on the etymology of the word

Category:Chess
Category:Persian derivations

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fr:checkmate
hu:checkmate
fi:checkmate
te:checkmate
vi:checkmate
zh:checkmate

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