zicher

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German sicher.[1] Compare Kashubian zycher

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.xɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixɛr
  • Syllabification: zi‧cher

Adjective

zicher (not comparable)

  1. sure [with genitive ‘of what’]
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Grzegorz Kulik, transl., Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎[1], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN, page 11:
      Marley bōł umarty, ôd tego trza zaczōńć. Tego mogymy być zicher.
      Marley was dead, that's what we ought to start with. This we can be sure of.

Derived terms

adverb

References

  1. ^ Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “zicher”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335
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