щирый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščirъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːirɨj]

Adjective

щи́рый • (ščíryj) (comparative (по)щи́рее or (по)щи́рей)

  1. (regional, Ukraine) sincere; frank, honest
    Synonyms: и́скренний (ískrennij), открове́нный (otkrovénnyj), чистосерде́чный (čistoserdéčnyj)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щирый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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