sibilla

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See also: Sibilla, and sibil·la

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈbil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: si‧bìl‧la

Noun

sibilla f (plural sibille)

  1. (mythology) sibyl
  2. (by extension) prophetess
    Synonym: indovina

Derived terms

Further reading

  • sibilla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • sibilla in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • sibilla in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sibilla in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • sibilla in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • sibilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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