zugzwang
English
/ˈzʌɡzwæŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zugzwang, Zug (migration, train, move, draught) + German Zwang (compulsion, force).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Zwang
Gloss
compulsion, force
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Zugspitze English
- Bowdenzug German
- Charakterzug German
- Durchgangszug German
- Einzug German
- Entzug German
- Eroberungszug German
- Fernzug German
- Festzug German
- Gegenzug German
- Gruppenzwang German
- Hauptzug German
- Hochgeschwindigkeitszug German
- Kontrollzwang German
- Kurzzug German
- Raubzug German
- Rückzug German
- Schachzug German
- Schnellzug German
- Schriftzug German
- Sonderzug German
- Streifzug German
- Trauerzug German
- Triumphzug German
- Wesenszug German
- Winkelzug German
- Zug German
- Zugfahrt German
- Zugtier German
- Zugversuch German
- Zugzwang German
- Zwang German
- Zwangsarbeit German
- Zwangsarbeiter German
- Zwangsehe German
- Zwangsheirat German
- Zwangsjacke German
- Zwangslage German
- Zwangsstörung German
- Zwangsurlaub German
- Zwangsvorstellung German
- zwanghaft German
- zwanglos German
- zwangseinweisen German
- zwangsweise German
- zügig German
- Überzug German
- cúg Hungarian
- zugzwang French
- цугцванг Russian
- *dewk- Proto-Indo-European
- tog Norwegian Bokmål
- *tugiz Proto-Germanic
- dragtvång Swedish
- cug Polish
- vlak Czech
- cug Serbo-Croatian
- twanc Middle High German
- zuc Middle High German
- Zuch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- toch, tog German Low German
- cug Silesian