chillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a medieval Spanish form chirlar, from a reconstructed form *chislar, from a reconstructed Late Latin *tsisclare, which is an alteration of Latin fistulare (“to play the flute”), which is derived from Latin fistula (“flute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʎar/
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʝar/

Verb

chillar (first-person singular present chillo, first-person singular preterite chillé, past participle chillado)

1. to shriek, to screech
2. to creak
3. to sizzle, to hiss
4. (colloquial) to speak; say a word

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			chillar
gerund			chillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chillado		chillada
		plural		chillados		chilladas
		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	chillo	chillastú chillásvos	chilla	chillamos	chilláis	chillan
	imperfect	chillaba	chillabas	chillaba	chillábamos	chillabais	chillaban
	preterite	chillé	chillaste	chilló	chillamos	chillasteis	chillaron
	future	chillaré	chillarás	chillará	chillaremos	chillaréis	chillarán
	conditional	chillaría	chillarías	chillaría	chillaríamos	chillaríais	chillarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chille	chillestú chillésvos1	chille	chillemos	chilléis	chillen
	imperfect (ra)	chillara	chillaras	chillara	chilláramos	chillarais	chillaran
	imperfect (se)	chillase	chillases	chillase	chillásemos	chillaseis	chillasen
	future	chillare	chillares	chillare	chilláremos	chillareis	chillaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chillatú chillávos	chille	chillemos	chillad	chillen
	negative		no chilles	no chille	no chillemos	no chilléis	no chillen

¹ Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• chillón
• chillido