sivilâ

Friulian

Alternative forms

  • sjivilâ, šivîlâ (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, probably an Osco-Umbrian influenced variant of Latin sībilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō. Compare Romansch tschivlar, schivlar, French siffler, Spanish chiflar.

Verb

sivilâ

  1. to whistle
  2. to hiss

Conjugation

This is a regular verb, along with verbs like amâ.

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