Chesses

/ˈtʃɛsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of chess, or an archaic plural form of chese (cheese); can refer to multiple chess games or multiple cheeses.

Etymology

Plural form of chess or of chese; the -es ending is a standard English plural, particularly in older forms.

Kelly Says

In Middle English, you'd say 'many chesses' for multiple cheeses—the word 'cheese' as singular is actually a back-formation from what people thought was a plural.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
ARالعربية
ال Shatranj
al-shatranj
BNবাংলা
শাহ
shaah
CACatalà
escacs
eskacs
CSČeština
šachy
ʃaːchy
DADansk
skak
ʃak
DEDeutsch
Schach
ʃax
ELΕλληνικά
σκάκι
ska-ki
ESEspañol
ajedrez
ah-cha-dres
FAفارسی
شطرنج
shatranj
FISuomi
shakki
ʃɑːkːi
FRFrançais
échecs
e-ʃɛ
GUGU
chess 🎨
chess 🎨
HAHA
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
HEעברית
שח
shach
HIहिन्दी
शतरंज
shatranj
HUMagyar
sakk
sɑːkː
IDBahasa Indonesia
catur
ca-tur
IGIG
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
ITItaliano
scacchi
ska-ki
JA日本語
チェス
ches
KKKK
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
KMKM
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
KO한국어
체스
cheseu
MRMR
chess 🎨
chess 🎨
MSBahasa Melayu
catur
ca-tur
MYမြန်မာ
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
NLNederlands
schaak
schaak
NONorsk
sjakk
ʃɑːkː
PAPA
chess 🎨
chess 🎨
PLPolski
szachy
szachy
PTPortuguês
xadrez
xe-n-dre
RORomână
șah
șah
RUРусский
шахматы
shakh-maty
SVSvenska
schack
ʃak
SWKiswahili
chess
chess
TAதமிழ்
பட்டம்
pattam
TEతెలుగు
చెస్సు
ches-su
THไทย
หมากรุก
ma-kruk
TLTL
chess
chess
TRTürkçe
satranç
sat-ranç
UKУкраїнська
шахи
shahi
URاردو
شاہنشاہی
shah-nas-hai
VITiếng Việt
cờ vua
co vua
YOYO
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨
ZH中文
国际象棋
guójì xiàngqí
ZUZU
Chess 🎨
Chess 🎨

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