zicher

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Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German sicher.[1] Compare Kashubian zycher

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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zicher (not comparable)

  1. sure [with genitive ‘of what’]
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Grzegorz Kulik, transl., Godniŏ pieśń‎[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

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adverb

References

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  1. ^ Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “zicher”, in Słownik gwar śląskich, Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335
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