English Explanatory Dictionary

sich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.
adj
  1. Pronunciation spelling of such.
pron
  1. Pronunciation spelling of such.

Pronunciation

/siːt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sich.wav

Word forms

sich sichs siches

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Січ (Sič), from Ukrainian сікти (sikty, “to chop”), alluding to the clearing of a forest for an encampment, or the building of a fort with trees that have been cut down.

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