zicher

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German sicher.[1] Compare Kashubian zycher

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzixɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ixɛr
  • Syllabification: zi‧cher

Adjective

zicher (not comparable)

  1. sure [+genitive = of what]
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in Grzegorz Kulik, transl., Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎, 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 lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335
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