zycher

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German sicher. Compare Silesian zicher. Doublet of szur.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

zycher (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb)

1. sure, certain (convinced)

   Synonyms: gwësny, pewny

   • 2021, Grégór Schramke, “W rëjnach”, in Pomerania‎^[1], number 10, Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:

     Nie jem zycher – òdrzekł òjc.

     I'm not sure - father replied.

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “pewny”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2]
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “pewny”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2