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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From susurrus + -ō.
Verb
susurrō (present infinitive susurrāre, perfect active susurrāvī, supine susurrātum); first conjugation
- to hum, buzz, murmur, mutter, whisper
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From susurrō + -ō.
Noun
susurrō f (genitive susurrōnis); third declension
- mutterer, whisperer, talebearer
- 4th-century CE, Jerome of Stridon (St. Jerome), Vulgate, 26:20
- cum dēfēcerint ligna extinguētur ignis et susurrōne subtractō iūrgia conquiēscunt
- When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
- (trans.: Douay-Rheims Bible)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “susurro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “susurro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- susurro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- susurro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈsuro/
- Rhymes: -uro
- Syllabification: su‧su‧rro
Etymology 1
Derived from Latin susurrus.
Noun
susurro m (plural susurros)
- whisper, murmur
- Synonym: murmullo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
susurro
- first-person singular present indicative of susurrar
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