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Is echecs plural or singular?

Is echecs plural or singular?

The noun chess can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be chess. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be chesses e.g. in reference to various types of chesses or a collection of chesses.

Is Checs masculine or feminine?

chessplayer

French English
3. pourcentage d’échecs (masculine noun) failure rate (noun)
4. jeu d’échecs (masculine noun) chess set (noun)
5. jouer aux échecs play chess
6. pičce d’échecs (feminine noun) man (noun)

What is the meaning of the french word echec?

masculine noun. 1. (= non-réussite) failure. tenir en échec [personne, parti, projet, tentative] to hold in check. faire échec à [personne, parti, projet, tentative] to foil ⧫ to thwart.

What is plural for chef?

chef /ˈʃɛf/ noun. plural chefs.

What is the plural for chess?

noun, plural chess, chess·es.

What language is echecs?

Europe Échecs

Editor Bachar Kouatly
Country France
Language French
Website http://www.europe-echecs.com/
ISSN 0014-2794

What is basketball called in French?

Detailed Translations for basketball from English to French basket: panier; corbeille; Panier.

Is hockey masculine or feminine in French?

hockey

English French
1. field hockey (noun) Synonym: hockey hockey sur gazon (masculine noun)
2. hockey game (noun) Synonyms: hockey, ice hockey hockey (masculine noun)
3. hockey puck (noun) Synonyms: quoits, puck palet (masculine noun)
4. hockey stick (noun) crosse de hockey (feminine noun)

Why is chef not cheves?

English Plurals | F, FE Endings For instance, the plural of chef is not cheves despite the rule above! Instead, you keep the base word the same, while adding -s. For all the exceptions, you just need to add -s. If someone holds more than one belief, they don’t have many believes.

Why the plural of chef is chefs?

The plural is always chefs. Unfortunately, there is no clever way of knowing which nouns ending f follow which rules. (For example, you have to know that wolf becomes wolves, but chef becomes chefs.)

Is chess a real word?

What is full form fide?

About FIDE. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the governing body of the sport of chess, and it regulates all international chess competitions. Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.