"sich" meaning in English

See sich in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sich (not comparable)
  1. (Mid-Ulster, pronunciation) Alternative form of such Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: such
    Sense id: en-sich-en-adj-FtJ29NFi Categories (other): Mid-Ulster English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /siːt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sich.wav Forms: sichs [plural], siches [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|uk|Січ}} Ukrainian Січ (Sič), {{der|en|uk|сікти||to chop}} Ukrainian сікти (sikty, “to chop”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|+}} sich (plural sichs or siches)
  1. (historical) An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks. Tags: historical Categories (place): Ukraine Translations (administrative and military centre for Cossacks): sitch [feminine] (French), sietch [feminine] (French), setch [feminine] (French), Sitsch [feminine] (German), Sicz [feminine] (Polish), Сечь (Sečʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Сі́ч (Síč) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sich-en-noun-2lkOaU86 Disambiguation of Ukraine: 30 70 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 55 13 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 25 54 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 43 4 9 9 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 50 3 7 7 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} sich
  1. Alternative form of such Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: such
    Sense id: en-sich-en-pron-FtJ29NFi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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