das Remis, –

Meaning (in English):

• Draw / tie — especially in chess (and other games), Remis means the game ends with no winner; both sides are equal.
• More generally (less common), it can mean a stalemate-like outcome or even result in a contest.

Usage notes:

• Common in German chess language: Die Partie endete remis. = “The game ended in a draw.”
• Also used as a noun: ein Remis = “a draw.”

Parts / word origin:

• Remis is a loanword (from French remis), used in German as an indeclinable adjective in some contexts and as a noun in others.
• No separable “parts” in modern German the way compounds have; it functions as a single borrowed term.

German synonyms:

• Unentschieden (most common general synonym)
• Patt (specifically “stalemate” in chess; related but not identical)
• Gleichstand (often “tie/level score,” especially during a match rather than the final result)

German antonyms:

• Sieg (win)
• Niederlage (loss)
• gewonnen / verloren (won / lost)