шчыра

Belarusian

Etymology

From шчы́ры (ščýry) +‎ -а (-a). Compare Ukrainian щи́ро (ščýro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂt͡ʂɨra]
• Rhymes: -ɨra
• Hyphenation: шчы‧ра

Adverb

шчы́ра • (ščýra)

1. frankly, honestly, sincerely

   шчыра кажучы

   ščyra kažučy

   frankly speaking, frankly, to be frank

   шчыра дзякую

   ščyra dzjakuju

   sincere thanks, thank you very much.

   (literally, “I sincerely thank”)

   • 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 573:

     — Ну, што-ж, я не магу дакараць вас, місіс Піпчын, — шчыра гаворыць місіс Чык.

     — Nu, što-ž, ja nje mahu dakaracʹ vas, misis Pipčyn, — ščyra havórycʹ misis Čyk.

     [original: "Ah, well! really I can’t blame you, Mrs. Pipchin," says Mrs. Chick, with frankness.]

References

• “шчыра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “шчыра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• "шчыра" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum