Meanings
sich1
nounsich (plural sichs or siches)
- historicalAn administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.
sich2
adjectivesich (not comparable)
- not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of such.
But I'm all in tremor after sich accident,
1892, William Carleton, Amusing Irish Tales1 more example
She's human as you are—you treat her as sich,
1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Young British Soldier
pronoun
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of such.
Origin
- Ukrainianсікти“to chop”
- UkrainianСіч
- Englishsich
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.
More words from Ukrainian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French sitch, sietch
- sitchadministrative and military centre for Cossacks
- sietchadministrative and military centre for Cossacks
- setchadministrative and military centre for Cossacks
German Sitsch
- Sitschadministrative and military centre for Cossacks
Polish sicz
- siczadministrative and military centre for Cossacks
Russian Сечь
- Сечь (Sečʹ)administrative and military centre for Cossacks
Ukrainian Сі́ч
- Сі́ч (Síč)administrative and military centre for Cossacks
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sich
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Cite this entry
APA
sich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sich
MLA
“sich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sich. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sich.
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