sibilo

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See also: sibilò

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

sibilo m (plural sibili)

  1. hiss, hissing
  2. whistle, whistling
  3. whine

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sibilo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sibilare

Latin

Etymology

From sībilus (a hissing) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

sībilō (present infinitive sībilāre, perfect active sībilāvī, supine sībilātum); first conjugation

  1. to hiss
  2. to whistle

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • sibilo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sibilo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sibilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sibilar.

Noun

sibilo m (plural sibilos)

  1. hiss (sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.)

Etymology 2

Verb

sibilo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sibilar