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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
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *silubr, whence also Old English seolfor, Old Norse silfr.
Noun
silbar n
Derived terms
Descendants
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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
Verb
silbar (first-person singular present silbo, first-person singular preterite silbé, past participle silbado)
- (intransitive) to whistle
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “silbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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