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silbar.

to whistle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/silˈbaɾ/[silˈβ̞aɾ]
  1. to whistle

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweysd-der.? Latin sībilus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sībilō Old Spanish silvar Spanish silbar Inherited from Old Spanish silvar, siblar, from Latin sībilāre, with syncope of short /i/ and metathesis of /l/. Doublet of chiflar, which came through a Vulgar Latin variant form. Cognate with English sibilate.

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