Silbentrennung
check·mateTürkische aussprache
çekmeytAussprache
/ˈʧekˌmāt/ /ˈʧɛkˌmeɪt/
Etymologie
[ 'chek-"mAt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Persian شاه مات (shah mat), the king is ambushed or the king is conquered