silbar

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar. Cognate with German Silber, English silver.

Noun

silbar n

  1. (Luserna) silver

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *silubr, whence also Old English seolfor, Old Norse silfr.

Noun

silbar n

  1. silver

Derived terms

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sībĭlāre, with syncope of /ĭ/ and metathesis of /l/. Doublet of chiflar, which came through a Vulgar Latin variant form. Cognate with English sibilate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /silˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sil‧bar

Verb

silbar (first-person singular present silbo, first-person singular preterite silbé, past participle silbado)

  1. (intransitive) to whistle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of silbar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive silbar
gerund silbando
past participle masculine feminine
singular silbado silbada
plural silbados silbadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present silbo silbastú
silbásvos 		silba silbamos silbáis silban
imperfect silbaba silbabas silbaba silbábamos silbabais silbaban
preterite silbé silbaste silbó silbamos silbasteis silbaron
future silbaré silbarás silbará silbaremos silbaréis silbarán
conditional silbaría silbarías silbaría silbaríamos silbaríais silbarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present silbe silbestú
silbésvos2 		silbe silbemos silbéis silben
imperfect
(ra) 		silbara silbaras silbara silbáramos silbarais silbaran
imperfect
(se) 		silbase silbases silbase silbásemos silbaseis silbasen
future1 silbare silbares silbare silbáremos silbareis silbaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative silbatú
silbávos 		silbe silbemos silbad silben
negative no silbes no silbe no silbemos no silbéis no silben

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of silbar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive silbar
dative silbarme silbarte silbarle, silbarse silbarnos silbaros silbarles, silbarse
accusative silbarme silbarte silbarlo, silbarla, silbarse silbarnos silbaros silbarlos, silbarlas, silbarse
with gerund silbando
dative silbándome silbándote silbándole, silbándose silbándonos silbándoos silbándoles, silbándose
accusative silbándome silbándote silbándolo, silbándola, silbándose silbándonos silbándoos silbándolos, silbándolas, silbándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative silba
dative sílbame sílbate sílbale sílbanos not used sílbales
accusative sílbame sílbate sílbalo, sílbala sílbanos not used sílbalos, sílbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative silbá
dative silbame silbate silbale silbanos not used silbales
accusative silbame silbate silbalo, silbala silbanos not used silbalos, silbalas
with formal second-person singular imperative silbe
dative sílbeme not used sílbele, sílbese sílbenos not used sílbeles
accusative sílbeme not used sílbelo, sílbela, sílbese sílbenos not used sílbelos, sílbelas
with first-person plural imperative silbemos
dative not used silbémoste silbémosle silbémonos silbémoos silbémosles
accusative not used silbémoste silbémoslo, silbémosla silbémonos silbémoos silbémoslos, silbémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative silbad
dative silbadme not used silbadle silbadnos silbaos silbadles
accusative silbadme not used silbadlo, silbadla silbadnos silbaos silbadlos, silbadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative silben
dative sílbenme not used sílbenle sílbennos not used sílbenles, sílbense
accusative sílbenme not used sílbenlo, sílbenla sílbennos not used sílbenlos, sílbenlas, sílbense

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