sicher

From Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“secure, sure”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪçər/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈzɪçɐ] (standard)

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  • IPA^(key): [ˈziça], [ˈzija] (Ruhrgebiet)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈzɪɕɐ], [ˈzɪʃɐ], [ˈze-] (central Germany)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈsiçɐ] (Austro-Bavarian)

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  • IPA^(key): [ˈsiχər] (Alemannic)

sicher (strong nominative masculine singular sicherer, comparative sicherer or sichrer, superlative am sichersten)

1. safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
2. (often with reflexive dative, with optional genitive object) sure, certain (convinced)

   Ich bin (mir) sicher, dass es heute regnen wird.

   I am sure that it will rain today.

   Sie ist sich des Sieges sicher.

   She is certain of victory.

• In the sense of “sure”, there is little change in meaning when the reflexive dative is used, though this dative may slightly stress the personal conviction. The dative is particularly frequent when the following subclause is omitted: Er ist sich sicher. (“He’s sure”).
• The phrase "I am sure of that" may be construed with a genitive object or a similar construction without a genitive:

With genitive:

Dessen bin ich mir sicher.

Without genitive:

Da bin ich mir sicher.

• auf Nummer sicher gehen
• selbstsicher
• sichergehen
• Sicherheit
• sicherstellen
• siegessicher
• unsicher

• → Kashubian: zycher
• → Saterland Frisian: sicher, zicher
• → Silesian: zicher

sicher

1. safely
2. surely, certainly

sicher

1. inflection of sichern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

• “sicher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “sicher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiçɐ/

sicher

1. safe
2. secure
3. certain

• unsicher

• Sicherheet, Sicherheit

sicher

1. surely, certainly

• sicherlich

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary