sibilare

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sībilāre, whence also Italian sobillare and zufolare (inherited doublets).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.biˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: si‧bi‧là‧re

Verb

sibilàre (first-person singular present sìbilo, first-person singular past historic sibilài, past participle sibilàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to hiss
  2. (intransitive) to whistle
  3. (transitive) to hiss (insults, etc.)

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Latin

Verb

sībilāre

  1. inflection of sībilō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative