seker

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See also: Seker, şeker, and şəkər

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch seker, from Old Dutch *sikur, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (free, secure).

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Adjective

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seker (attributive sekere, comparative sekerder, superlative sekerste)

  1. sure, certain
  2. confident, secure

Derived terms

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Adverb

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seker

  1. probably; likely
    Dis seker wat gebeur het.
    That's probably what happened.
    Hy is seker nog by die hospitaal.
    He is likely still at the hospital.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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seker f

  1. genitive plural of sekera

Middle English

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Adjective

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seker

  1. Alternative form of siker

Adverb

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seker

  1. Alternative form of siker

Zazaki

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

Noun

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seker (šakar)

  1. sugar