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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)
- (intransitive) to hiss
- (intransitive) to whistle
- (transitive) to hiss (insults, etc.)
Conjugation
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Latin
Verb
sībilāre
- inflection of sībilō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative