szczery

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish szczyry, from Proto-Slavic *ščirъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kei̯ro-. Cognate with dialectal Russian щи́рый (ščíryj), Belarusian шчыры (ščyry), Ukrainian щи́рий (ščýryj), Czech čirý, Slovak číry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂɛ.rɨ/

Adjective

szczery (comparative bardziej szczery or szczerszy, superlative najbardziej szczery or najszczerszy, adverb szczerze)

  1. sincere, earnest
    Antonym: nieszczery
  2. heartfelt

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • szczery in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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