Narrenmatt
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- (chess) fool's mate
Etymology
Compound from German Narr (fool, jester) + German Matt (mate).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Matt
Gloss
mate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Matt German
- Narr German
- Narrenfreiheit German
- Narrengold German
- Schäfermatt German
- narre Middle High German
- nor Slovene
- nar Romansh
- narr Romansh