sikker

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, sikor, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur (“free, secure”), from Latin sēcūrus (“secure, unworried”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseɡ̊ɐ]

Adjective

sikker

1. safe, secure
2. sure, certain

Inflection

Inflection of sikker
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	sikker	sikrere	sikrest2
Indefinite neuter singular	sikkert	sikrere	sikrest2
Plural	sikre	sikrere	sikrest2
Definite attributive1	sikre	sikrere	sikreste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• sikkerhed
• usikker

Descendants

• → Icelandic: sikker
• → Norwegian: sikker

References

• “sikker” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker), from Hebrew שִׁיכֺּור (šikkōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: sik‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɪkər

Adjective

sikker (comparative sikkerder, superlative sikkerst)

1. Alternative form of sjikker.

Inflection

Inflection of sikker
uninflected	sikker
inflected	sikkere
comparative	sikkerder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		sikker	sikkerder	het sikkerst het sikkerste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	sikkere	sikkerdere	sikkerste
	n. sing.	sikker	sikkerder	sikkerste
	plural	sikkere	sikkerdere	sikkerste
definite		sikkere	sikkerdere	sikkerste
partitive		sikkers	sikkerders	—

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.

Adjective

sikker

1. (informal, dated) sure, certain

Synonyms

• (of an event) öruggur
• (of a person) viss

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.

Adjective

sikker (masculine and feminine sikker, neuter sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrere, indefinite superlative sikrest, definite superlative sikreste)

1. safe, secure
2. sure, certain

Derived terms

• bombesikker
• brannsikker
• frostsikker
• idiotsikker
• selvsikker
• sikkerhet
• skuddsikker
• usikker

 

References

• “sikker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sekker (dialectal)

Etymology

From Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Latin sēcūrus “secure, unworried”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkːər/

Adjective

sikker (neuter singular sikkert, definite singular and plural sikre, comparative sikrare, indefinite superlative sikrast, definite superlative sikraste)

1. safe, secure
2. sure, certain

Derived terms

• bombesikker
• brannsikker
• frostsikker
• idiotsikker
• usikker

 

References

• “sikker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.