silbar

Old High German

Alternative forms

• silabar

Etymology

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

Noun

silbar n

1. silver

Derived terms

• quecsilbar

Descendants

• Middle High German: silber
  • Bavarian: Süwa, Suiba
    • Mòcheno: silber
  • German: Silber
  • Kölsch: Seleve
  • Luxembourgish: Sëlwer
  • Pennsylvania German: Silwer
  • Vilamovian: zyłwer
  • Yiddish: זילבער (zilber)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sibilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō, with metathesis. Doublet of chiflar, which came through a Vulgar Latin variant form. Cognate with English sibilate.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to whistle

Related terms

• silbato
• silbido
• sibilante